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Kane Simms
October 21, 2021

Why the UK Gov latest smart speaker recommendations are dangerous

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The UK Government-commissioned Digital Radio and Audio Review has proposed new regulation that would force smart speaker manufacturers and voice assistant providers to guarantee free access to radio stations.

Kane Simms
October 16, 2020

Does Apple hold the keys to ambient computing?

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Radar sensing and voice match in home pod mini. Does Apple hold the ambient computing keys?

Kane Simms
October 15, 2020

Apple HomePod Mini: what’s the deal?

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What we like about the Apple Home Pod Mini… And it’s not what you think.

Kane Simms
June 25, 2020

App Clips: The biggest innovation to hit the App Store since the App Store

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At WWDC2020, Apple announced App Clips. It’s the first signs of an app revolution and the first real innovation we’ve seen on the app-front since the App Store launched in…

Kane Simms
June 23, 2020

All the new Siri updates from Apple WWDC 20

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Here’s a run through of all the new updates to Siri announced at WWDC 2020.

Kane Simms
September 11, 2019

Siri’s biggest threat? App-le.

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Is the visual and industrial design culture at Apple hindering Siri? Is Siri actually an assistant or a voice interface? Will Siri ever reach its potential?

Kane Simms
June 15, 2019

The Rundown 006: WWDC, reMARS and voice shopping

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In this episode, we discuss the Siri announcements from WWDC19, the Alexa announcements from reMARS and the Future of Voice Commerce report.

Kane Simms
June 6, 2019

Siri updates from WWDC 2019

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Some updates and thoughts on Apple’s Siri announcements from WWDC on 3rd June 2019.

Kane Simms
August 21, 2018

Cognilytica Voice Assistant Benchmark 1.0

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Today, we’re discussing the Cognilytica Voice Assistant Benchmark 1.0 and it’s findings on the usefulness and capability of smart speakers. The folks at Cognilytica conducted a study where they…

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