The promise of voice AI in game development
AI voices are sounding more realistic today than ever before in the history of synthetic voice technology. What started as simple text-to-speech (TTS), combined...
Apple App Store Search after 2 years: Evolutionary or revolutionary?
When someone needs to find an app, how do they look for it? The most likely answer is that they will search for it. According...
Apple’s $250 billion in repatriated cash: Netflix, Disney, Tesla, and other options
Apple has been actively preparing to repatriate over $200 billion in overseas cash since 2016. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 cutting the...
New Apple TV beats Roku at its own game
The 4th generation Apple TV, with its app-based interface and an all-new touch-sensitive and voice-activated remote control takes a surprising number of pages out of Roku’s playbook. The question is, does it improve on--and ultimately beat--the Roku 3 as a smart TV experience?
Apple unveils completely redesigned Apple TV, launching in October for $149
Apple today unveiled the next generation of its Apple TV device, a $149-$199 enhanced streaming box that sits at the center of a thriving app and...
The next Apple TV: Everything we know so far
Apple is holding an event on September 9 in San Francisco where it’s expected to unveil the iPhone 6S, iPad Pro, and yes, the next-generation Apple TV....
Roku adds voice recognition and improves its search capabilities
Apple talks big about Apple TV, but Roku is listening -- through voice recognition built into the remote.
Kuato aims to teach kids programming through games
Kuato Studios plans to use artificial intelligence and gaming technology to teach children how to program a computer. As such, it is the latest...
Hands on with Microsoft’s slick speech-powered Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7 (video)
Microsoft is rolling out a whole host of speech recognition features for its Windows Phone 7 devices and Kinect-enabled Xbox 360 consoles in a...