Review: JBL's Link 20 Bluetooth speaker with Google Assistant nails it

The JBL Link 20 is expensive as Bluetooth speakers go, but an absolute steal in the world of smartspeakers, especially ones with Google Assistant.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12

Hands on: JBL's iPhone-connected Link 20 Bluetooth speaker with Google Assistant

The JBL Link 20 is one of an early handful of smartspeakers bringing Google Assistant beyond Google Home devices.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Review: Lenovo's Smart Display can sell iPhone owners on Google Assistant

Lenovo's product makes a surprisingly solid case for why a smartspeaker should have a touchscreen, moreso than the Amazon Echo Show or Spot.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 13

Digital assistant test shows Apple's Siri is improving, lags behind Google Assistant

Apple's digital assistant Siri continues to lag behind the Google Assistant, a group test reports, one which also reveals improvements in properly understanding queries and providing correct responses has generally improved across all digital assistants.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 24

Apple's Siri director to speak at AI Frontiers conference in November

Apple senior director of Siri, Alex Acero, is scheduled to appear at this year's AI Frontiers conference, where he will be joined by other experts in the field to discuss the role natural language processing plays in modern personal assistant technology.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 10

Google Assistant ups challenge to Apple's Siri with support for multiple actions & 'continued conversation'

At its annual I/O developer event on Tuesday, Google revealed several planned upgrades to Google Assistant, further widening the gap with Apple's Siri.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 48

Google Assistant iOS app update coming this year, teases Duplex AI phone calls

Google has previewed some of the changes it will be making to the Google Assistant app for iOS at the Google I/O keynote address, including food delivery and smart home-related requests, and an experimental feature where the digital assistant makes calls to businesses on the user's behalf.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 30

Google Assistant updated with support for iPad's bigger screen

Google has released an update to Google Assistant for iOS with support for iPad, optimizing the virtual assistant app originally designed for use on iPhones to work properly with the larger display of Apple's tablet range.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 1

Smart speaker assistants compared: Siri vs. Alexa vs. Google Assistant

Apple's HomePod brings Siri into the home for the first time, but how does the virtual assistant stack up against established technologies like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home's Google Assistant? We put the latest versions of each smart speaker to the test in this video comparison.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 32

Apple's HomePod isn't about Siri, but rather the future of home audio

Introduced this summer at WWDC17, Apple's HomePod was immediately positioned next to Amazon Echo and Google Home by bloggers as a "smart speaker" serving primarily as a way to chat with a voice assistant. But that's not how Apple introduced it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 139

Sonos debuts One smartspeaker with Amazon Alexa, AirPlay 2 & Google Assistant coming later

Sonos on Wednesday launched the $199 Sonos One, a smartspeaker with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, as well as support for Apple AirPlay 2 and Google Assistant coming in 2018.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 5

Sonos crafting smartspeaker with support for 'multiple' voice assistants

Sonos is developing a new Wi-Fi-enabled speaker with built-in voice control, which should moreover support "multiple voice platforms," according to a newly-published filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 5

Google Assistant for iOS now available to iPhone users in Germany, France, UK

Google is expanding the availability of its Google Assistant app for iOS into more markets, with the app starting to roll out to Germany, France, and the United Kingdom three months after it initially became available to use in the United States.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 4

Luxury carmaker Genesis adds remote start feature through iPhone Google Assistant app

Luxury automotive car manufacturer Genesis has rolled out an update for its vehicles, allowing users to issue voice commands to start the car, lock the doors, and more — all through the Google Assistant app.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 19

Watch: Everything Google announced at Google I/O 2017

Google introduced a number of new products at its I/O conference this week, including the next-generation Android O operating system, the streamlined Android GO OS for emerging markets and Google Assistant for iOS. AppleInsider breaks down the event's biggest news in this video.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 7

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