… According to Google, its new Home Vitals website “enables developers to monitor their device integration health, identify connection errors, and proactively resolve issues.” For users, that could mean faster, more stable device connections with devices on Google Home. …
… You can access the assistant across all of Amazon and Alexa devices, creating “cross-device continuity.” Additionally, he said Alexa for Shopping has a broader scope, leveraging a series of models and reasoning to answer your questions. …
… But besides integration plans, there’s still the basic problem of the actual AI assistant features that Apple has fallen behind on. …
… Starting today, users in Early Access can once again ask follow-up questions to Google’s voice assistant on their Google Home devices without saying “Hey Google” every time, and without paying. …
… I mean, you can build it with an API integration. I think the advantage of an agentic integration is that you can share the context, and then you can perform multiple integrations within the car. In this case, it is based on an MCP integration. …
… Alexa has been integrated into a wide range of devices including cars, fridges, smartwatches, lights, and security cameras. …
… You’ll be able to ask the Copilot chatbot questions about what’s in your tabs, compare products, or summarize articles. It’s part of a bigger update to Copilot integration in Edge that sees the Copilot Mode being retired in favor of simply enabling or disabling these new AI-powered features. …
… For years, companies have struggled to make money selling connected devices for the home. …
… Until glasses can claim the same, they’re doomed to be niche devices. Oddly, in a way, I’m more optimistic about smart glasses than ever. The current crop of smart glasses still ain’t fully it — but for the first time it’s not because the devices just plain suck. …
… It’s clear that Microsoft wants to offer up a platform for dedicated AI devices of the future. The big surprise is that Project Solara devices are powered by a version of Android, not Windows. …