The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, and Kelly Guimont takes a look at the Super Bowl ads that had a tech bent, especially the crypto and Amazon Alexa ads. Were they effective? One of them took down the company’s server, and one...
The extended Siri discussion wraps up with a comparison to a very old (and fondly remembered) program. The next set of expectations and desires included why Apple needs to focus on a HomePod ecosystem or whether the existing iPhone/app is adequate, and how it has one...
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Andrew Orr is joined by Mark Fuccio and Brittany Smith The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Andrew Orr is joined by Mark Fuccio and Brittany Smith to answer listener...
My conversation with Kirk McElhearn about the demise of the Apple HomePod takes an unusual turn as we compare and contrast how we listen to music, use our libraries, and our streaming services. Those choices can, to some degree, inform our decisions about the smart...
Apple has discontinued the HomePod smart speaker and Kirk McElhearn has some thoughts on how it fit, or didn’t fit into the market. Kirk covers both the Siri and the music aspects of the HomePod, why how people listen to music didn’t necessarily align to the HomePod’s...
Smart home set-up can be complex, and Zon (pronounced “zone”) is trying to simplify it. Founder and CEO Endrit Hajno explains how their solution, based on Amazon Alexa, combines smart switches and lights with speakers and an easier set-up process. [audio...
iOttie upped their game yet again at Pepcom in Las Vegas with the introduction of several new products. Jeremy Frank, Senior Industrial Designer, showed off a car mount with Amazon Alexa built in, so that your car, old or new, gets a little smarter, new charging...
At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, Emmanuel Ballandras, Directeur Partenariats et Relations Extérieures of Legrand, talks about how their wall switch with Amazon Alexa embedded doubles the function of the device, and their distribution plans for Europe. [audio...
The panel of Josh Centers, Mark Fuccio, and host Chuck Joiner discuss whether we all expect too much from our technology. The conversation starts with the results of a comparison of Google Home, Apple’s Siri, and Amazon Alexa, then branches out to an examination of...
Now that we are almost two months into Apple HomePod, and it has seen its first update, Chuck outlines how Apple HomePod has altered his music listening habits, and provides his top five reasons you should take a serious look at HomePod and Apple Music. [audio...
Internet of Things devices and automation are hot topics, and we’ve got the man who wrote the book. Josh Centers newest release is Take Control of Apple Home Automation, and he has plenty of tips and tricks for both beginners and those who have already started...
We wrap up our CES coverage from Las Vegas with a visit to the Cone of Silence booth in Eureka Park to talk to Kyle Costello, Marketing, about their PrivacyShield device that provides on-demand privacy from the always-listening mics of the Amazon Alexa devices. By...
On the show floor at CES in Las Vegas, there were plenty of devices integrated with Amazon’s Alexa, but few more diverse than the new products by iHome. Industrial Designer Eric Holzer walks us through some of them, including some clock radios with Alexa built in,...
At Pepcom in Las Vegas, Hunter Fans announces their compatibility with all three of the major voice assistants. Lisa Keepers provides some details, and announces a new model. This edition of MacVoices is...
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