Amazon is launching a bunch of new and updated Fire TV products this fall, led by a 2nd-gen Fire TV Cube media streamer with support for hands-free Alexa. Fun fact: the original Fire TV Cube may have sold for more than twice the price of an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, but it actually had […]
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Amazon’s $90 Echo Show 5 is a smaller, cheaper smart display
Amazon’s 3rd-gen Echo Show smart display is called the Amazon Echo Show 5… which sort of makes sense because the name refers to the screen size rather than the generation. Rather than replacing the 2nd-gen Echo Show, the new model will be sold alongside it as a smaller, less expensive option. The Echo Show 5 […]
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Report: Amazon is developing Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds
Amazon’s first attempt to launch a smartphone wasn’t exactly a huge success, but the company took an early lead in the voice assistant space with its surprisingly popular Alexa-enabled line of devices including smart speakers, smart displays, and third-party devices including headphones and speakers. Now Bloomberg reports Amazon is hoping to launch a new Alexa […]
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Lilbits 349: The 5G smartphones are coming
Mobile World Congress is a little more than a week away, and we’ll likely see new phones from companies including Samsung, Huawei, HMD (Nokia), and others, as well as other devices (Microsoft, for example, is expected to introduce its next-gen HoloLens mixed reality headset). It’s likely that we’ll also hear a lot about 5G. Next-gen […]
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Lilbits 346: You can’t always judge a laptop by its specs
When I picked up my latest laptop I opted for a model with an Intel Core i5-8250U processor after realizing that I’d have to spend several hundred dollars more to get a version with a Core i7-8550U chip… and most benchmarks I’ve seen suggest that the Core i7 chip is only a little faster. But depending […]
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Project Alias hacks your smart speaker so it’s only listening when you want
There’s something kind of magical about saying “Alexa” or “OK Google” to get a weather forecast, recipe, navigation directions, or to play music or control your smart home appliances. There’s also something a little creepy about it since you need to have an always-listening, internet-connected speaker in your house to do those things. Sure, Google […]
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1 Comment on ECS is positioning its tiny Liva computers as AI machines (as well as commercial or entertainment PCs)
ECS is positioning its tiny Liva computers as AI machines (as well as commercial or entertainment PCs)
1 Comment on ECS is positioning its tiny Liva computers as AI machines (as well as commercial or entertainment PCs)ECS is showing off its latest small form-factor computers at CES this week. That includes updates to existing models with newer, faster processors as well as a a few models with brand new features — including a mini PC with support for Amazon’s Alexa voice service and another that uses a camera and Intel’s Movidius […]
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Lenovo’s new 2-in-1 Android tablets are also Alexa speakers (rather than laptops)
Typically when we talk about 2-in-1 tablets, we mean tablets that can also be used as notebooks. Lenovo’s going in a different direction with a line of “Smart Tab” devices that you can use as a standalone android tablet or put in a docking station to use as an Amazon Alexa-enabled smart display. The Lenovo […]
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Asus Lyra Voice is a mesh WiFi router and an Alexa smart speaker
Over the past few years I’ve seen a growing number of smart speakers and mesh networking gear at the Consumer Electronics Show. So it’s not surprising at all that somebody decided to combine both of those technologies into a single product. The Asus Lyra Voice is a tri-band WiFi router that’s also a wireless speaker with […]
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Archos reveals a pair of Alexa smart displays ahead of CES
Like dozens of other manufacturers, Archos is packing its bags and heading to Las Vegas for CES 2019. The company will have plenty of new gear on display, some of which they’re obviously very excited about. So excited, in fact, that they couldn’t wait for CES to show it off. Archos is expanding their lineup […]