Finding their own software voices
Two very different Irish companies are reaping the benefits of working with speaker technology devices like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri
The making – or breaking – of any new technology is what happens after the lull. When smart speakers first hit the market, the hype was huge and lots of big-name businesses jumped on board as partners. Voice-activated technology had arrived.
Users of the Amazon Echo and its Alexa technology are used to hearing short-form content from the likes of RTÉ, Reuters and the BBC in so-called flash briefings. When the device formally ...