Tag: google now
Jawbone ERA revamp is a smaller but longer-lasting Bluetooth Headset
The growing popularity of voice-controlled personal assistants like Google Now or Siri have put headsets with microphones, particularly Bluetooth ones, in vogue. Jawbone, one...
Google Now arrives on desktop with latest Chrome Canary build
This is far from the first time there has been talk of getting Google Now on your desktop system, however this is something that...
Google and Apple prep for battle over voice-controlled personal assistants
Now that Android and iOS are practically established as the top two mobile platforms in the world, tech rivals Google and Apple are gearing...
Yahoo’s voice-controlled assistant is real but isn’t really Yahoo’s
Earlier, the Internet went aflutter after a video leaked out that showed what seems to be Yahoo's entry into the voice-controlled personal assistant arena....
Yahoo said to be working on a voice-controlled personal assistant
This year has one underlying thread: context. The most glaring example of context is with our mobile devices. Siri and Google Now are nothing...
OK Google Now adds “Let’s Go Caroling” command
Google has been adding a few holiday goodies lately. There was the Auto Awesome Snow feature from last week and more recently, it looks...
Google Now website updated, gives a better idea of what Now really is
Google has updated the Google Now website, and it’s impressive. Chock full of animations, and a lot of detail regarding situational uses for Google’s...
IBM’s Watson will now be available to Developers via an API
Google Now may be facing competition from one of the more robust knowledge engines around. Siri may have some snappy answers to silly questions,...
Google Now gets conversational, asks for extra info with certain tasks
With the update to Google Search and Google Now, one thing went under the radar. We know about the new cards, which is great,...
Google Now has new cards to keep you updated with news, blogs and movies...
More than just a fancy new way to present search results, Google Now puts an emphasis on the "now" and offers relevant and timely...
Google Now easter egg is a Star Trek fans dream come true
Google Now has yet another easter egg built in, this time taking on a SciFi classic. When you say “Beam me up, Scotty” to...
Samsung’s contextual data project, SAMI, shown off at MEMS conference
Samsung has started development on SAMI, which stands for Samsung Architecture for Multimodal Interactions. The project, which can best be described as Siri-esque, offers...