Social media giant, Facebook recently unveiled two new video calling devices – Portal and Portal+. The duo are already available for pre-order in the US from Facebook at Portal.Facebook.com as well as Amazon and Best Buy. Shipping is scheduled to commence in November. Priced starting at US$ 199, the Facebook Portal has a 10-inch display […]
The NETGEAR Orbi Voice was one of the exciting devices announced at the IFA 2018. The latest addition to NETGEAR’s Orbi line of mesh Wi-Fi routers, is a premium smart speaker with full support for Amazon’s Alexa in an Orbi Voice Satellite unit and features audio by Harman Kardon. The NETGEAR Orbi Voice is an […]
BOSE announced a new wireless smart speaker and two new smart soundbars— the Bose Home Speaker 500 for music, and the Bose Soundbar 700 and Soundbar 500 for music and home theater. All three come with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Alexa built in, and uses the brand’s proprietary mic technology to hear commands better over louder […]
Huawei announced its first ever smart speaker – the Huawei AI Cube with Alexa built-in at the IFA 2018 event in Berlin. The brand’s entry to the smart speaker market will see it battle Google’s Home speakers, Apple’s HomePod and other Alexa powered speakers – the Amazon Echo line-up. With Alexa built-in, the Huawei AI […]
HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, announced a number of new products under its various brands – AKG, JBL and Harman, at the CES 2018 in Las Vegas. AKG N5005 AKG Acoutics adds new high-end in-ear headphones to its Studio on-the-go Series. The AKG N5005 is certified for ‘Hi-Res Audio’ by the Japan Audio […]
Last Month, Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech International introduced two new portable smart speakers – Ultimate Ears BLAST and Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST with built-in Amazon Alexa hands-free voice control. The duo are IP67-certified (waterproof and dustproof) and deliver immersive 360-degree sound. The BLAST and MEGABLAST speakers connect via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and taps into […]
Lenovo’s mobile subsidiary, Motorola has unveiled a new moto mod – the Moto Smart Speaker With Amazon Alexa – for the Moto Z series smartphones. The new moto mod will go on sale starting in November for a retail price of $149.99 in only markets where the Amazon Alexa is available. The Moto Smart Speaker […]
U.S retailing giant, Amazon has announced the launch of its new voice-controlled smart speaker – the Amazon Echo Show, with a touchscreen display. The speaker which comes after the launch of the first Echo built-in camera, comes with the ability to make and receive video calls via the front 5MP camera. Available in Black and […]
Last month, Romanian smartphone and tablet brand, Allview unveiled its first ever smart speaker – the Allview V-bass. Unlike a classic Bluetooth speaker, V-bass does not only play audio, it also listen to voice commands in English and intuitively answer user’s questions and needs. Priced at EUR 55 (US$ 60), the Allview V-bass plays […]
Earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017, Alexa was being integrated into everything from smart connected devices to home appliances. Now, Amazon has partnered with Motorola (Lenovo) to bring the virtual digital assistant to its smartphones. Motorola and Amazon has officially confirmed that later this year, customers will be able to purchase […]