Voice search is the latest trend in the world of online search. It works by using your voice to ask a smart device — such as Apple’s HomePod, Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, etc. — to search for something for you. In recent times, voice search has become widely accepted by Internet users. To give you […]
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It was just one month ago that I wrote a review of SimpliSafe. While I do still stand by that review and everything I said, I have actually switched to Ring Alarm! It’s rare that after I do my research and make a tech decision that I end up switching to something else so soon
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My Smart Home in the Apple Home App on iPad Pro I’ve been into home automation and smart home gear for years. I really got serious about it when we built a new house in 2016. A new house meant being about to start from scratch with the best solutions for every aspect of home
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Apple Since Siri debuted on the iPhone 4s back in 2011, voice assistants have gone from unworkable gimmick to the basis for smart speaker technology found in one in six American homes. “Before Siri, when I talked about [what I do] there were blank stares,” Tom Hebner, head of innovation at Nuance Communications, which develops
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In an interview with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, top tech investor and Betaworks CEO, John Borthwick said that the information gathering by smart devices from the likes of Google and Amazon is “surveillance.” “From a consumer standpoint, user standpoint, is that these– these [smart] devices are being used for what’s– it’s hard to call
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Are you ready for SEO in 2020? I know you’re probably saying, “But Eric, 2020 is months away! Why do I need to worry about that now?” I’ll tell you why. Things are going to change in a big way and if you aren’t preparing now, you’re going to miss the boat. The biggest change
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geralt / Pixabay It is estimated that in 2020, half of all searches in the U.S. will by done by voice search and 30% of web-browsing will be done without a screen. Currently 20% of all Google searches are voice searches. Voice search is also more mobile and locally focused. If you are only optimizing
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Amazon Echo and its voice assistant, Alexa, might be the current market leaders in voice-activated smart technology, but recent announcements from the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show have shown that Google fully intends to challenge Amazon for that crown. The past few days have seen some big developments – and a couple of even bigger teasers – for the future
The iPhone is called that because when it debuted 10 years ago, making telephone calls was the primary reason to have such a device. My, how things have changed. I used to get 10 to 12 phone calls and voice mails each day. Now? One or two at the maximum. And my kids (proud Gen
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