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Google Launches Continued Conversation In US

Google Home users will soon find themselves saying the ‘OK Google’ wake word a lot less. That’s because Google is officially rolling out the ‘Continued Conversa...

Spain and Italy Join France In Amazon Alexa Roll-Out

Alexa will soon be able to speak both Spanish and Italian, as Amazon has confirmed that a launch for the voice assistant in Spain and Italy is on the cards for ...

iRoom Appoints RGB Communications as Exclusive Distributor for UK

iRoom, a manufacturer specialising in iPad docking stations, has announced the addition of UK distributor, RGB Communications. Both companies recently signed a ...

Google Home Is Now Even Better At Multitasking

It’s no secret that the Google Assistant is infinitely better at answering questions than its competitors, but it’s now getting better at handling multiple requ...

Polk Assist Is A Sonos One Competitor With Google Assistant

Polk Audio is well-known for its architectural speaker line-up and range of home theatre systems, but now the speaker manufacturer wants to go head-to-head with...

Dutch Government Mandates 100% Smart Meter Roll-Out By 2020

If you need an example of a country fully embracing the Internet of Things, then all you need to do is look at our neighbours to the south. That’s because the D...

Alexa, Echo, Prime Music All Debut In France

The Amazon Echo and Alexa voice assistant is continuing its global roll-out, with the smart speaker available in France from next week. Despite being available ...

Savant Releases Version 8.8 Software Platform

Up-dates include an enhanced user interface making access to music easier and new personalisation capabilities enabling integrators to deliver a fine-tuned expe...

Smart Home Market Grows, But Is It Bad News For Custom Installers?

The smart home market is continuing to grow in the UK, with research from PwC now suggesting that Britain’s households will spend £10.8 billion on smart devices...

Alexa Voice Control Debuts On LG’s 2018 ThinQ TVs

Earlier this month, LG officially rolled out support for the Google Assistant on its 2018 ThinQ TVs. Now, the firm is adding yet another voice assistant to its ...