VoiceOS Briefing

The Alexa Conference

January 15, 2019 17:40 - 1 minute - 1.45 MB

Mari talks from the Alexa Conference just ahead of presenting at the panel of Podcasting in the age of Alexa at The Alexa Conference, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your Google Assistant can connect families to the North Pole

November 29, 2018 12:30 - 4 minutes - 3.42 MB

A new set of family experiences was announced by Google in their Canadian blog yesterday. Which are they, why it matters at the heart of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advancements in speaking styles in TTS

November 20, 2018 12:30 - 4 minutes - 3.46 MB

Amazon announced yesterday their advancements on Varying Speaking Styles with Neural Text-to-Speech. In this episode I talk about synthesized speech before this, why it matters, and what the (not that far) future might look like. This is one of the topics on voice technology I'm most passionated about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A court with a voice: Montgomery County conversational services

November 19, 2018 12:30 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MB

In this episode, I talk about the automated virtual assistant and chatbot that the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Office developed to answer many of the most frequently asked questions received by the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts Office by email and phone. Details on the announcement and of Microsoft cognitive services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time small businesses had big business capability.

November 14, 2018 12:30 - 9 minutes - 7.57 MB

In this episode we have a guest for the first time in the show. Enjoy my conversation with Brendan Roberts about the challenges of selling an AI product to small business and how Aider can help boost your productivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexa voice activated smart glasses available

November 13, 2018 12:30 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MB

North, a Canadian company introduced their brick and mortar store of smart glasses with Alexa built-in. This is the episode you need to know everything about the announcement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How receptive are smart speaker owners to advertising?

November 10, 2018 12:30 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MB

Survata surveyed 2000 US smart speakers owners and here is the data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More on Bixby and SDC18

November 09, 2018 17:20 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MB

I was at SDC yesterday and saw more of Bixby, here are my takes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung opens Bixby to third party developers

November 08, 2018 12:30 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MB

Samsung announce yesterday at the Developer Conference in San Francisco that the Bixby platform was open to developers. The Bixby developer Studio was until so far in private beta. We were part of the beta program and created two capsules. Here are the details of the announcement and our capsules! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Guardian Voice Lab

November 07, 2018 12:30 - 1 minute - 1.76 MB

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Global Web Index Voice Search Trends Report Summary

November 05, 2018 12:30 - 4 minutes - 2.94 MB

Mobile Web Index released a report on voice search trends that covers more than voice search. In this episode I talk about the main take aways and future implications from the report. Also, I just make an appearance introducing a guest presenting the content. Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexa in office equipment

November 04, 2018 12:30 - 1 minute - 1.33 MB

Alexa everywhere keeps giving on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Alexa Presentation Language

November 03, 2018 21:42 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MB

For developers and anyone involved in the mobile revolution around 2010, anything that promises to work in different devices seamless is like a dream. That’s what Alexa Presentation Language is seducing us with: build interactive, multimodal Alexa skills and customize them for different Alexa-enabled devices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Siri an enterprise product

November 02, 2018 08:35 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MB

Siri made an appearance, briefly, in this episode talking about Siri as an enterprise product, is it, is it not what other questions this might lead us to? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversational forms or adios web forms

November 01, 2018 11:30 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MB

How does the future of forms - including lead forms, government services forms- will look like, how collecting data will change when conversational interfaces are more mainstream among users? This is a question that has been in my head for a few months now. But today's episode is about the present and not the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oracle voice assistant and voice in the enterprise

October 31, 2018 11:31 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MB

Voice tech presence in the enterprise and predictions realizing after 2 years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read along with Google Home Mini and Disney's Little Golden Books

October 30, 2018 11:30 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MB

Google announces interactive stories in partnership with Disney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book your next travel through Google Assistant

October 16, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.7 MB

Google and Expedia new partnership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Real time translation is coming to all Assistant-optimized headphones and phone

October 14, 2018 22:10 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MB

Google Translate is available on all Assistant-optimized headphones and Android phones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voice across industries

October 11, 2018 16:42 - 1 minute - 1.19 MB

Every Thursday 9:50 PT we send the weekly issue of the ultimate newsletter in voice technology. We will soon add an audio version of it as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Add voice to your mobile app with ease

October 10, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.64 MB

AppSheet, a service to create mobile apps almost without coding announced last week a new feature that allow creators to add a new user interface that acts like a digital business assistant. In this episode I talk about why this is relevant and the voice dichotomy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What you didn't hear on the Portal announcement

October 09, 2018 11:30 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MB

On Snapchat and messaging payment patents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recap of Google Assistant's latest updates

October 08, 2018 11:30 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MB

Summarizing the most important announcement for Google Assistant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chatbot solving hard problems for students in Australia

October 07, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.12 MB

Hard problems chatbots are solving today, an example Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parenting with Alexa

October 06, 2018 18:48 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MB

Latest update of Alexa has children in consideration for responses of hard questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Skill connection in Alexa

October 05, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MB

What I think about the skills connections available and where I see it impact the most Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Omega voice assistant and Surface headphones

October 04, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MB

Will.I.am smart assistant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reboot the web with voice

October 03, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MB

A new web was announced by the creator of the WWW and it has a voice already Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon Alexa and sports stats

September 30, 2018 09:30 - 2 minutes - 2.51 MB

Alexa is getting smarter about sports stats, why do I care, even if I do not like football Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprises

September 29, 2018 09:30 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MB

More enterprise movement with voice tech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How voice is changing software development

September 28, 2018 09:30 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MB

I’m very passionate about the process of software development and how the process affects the product cycle. I read a blog post about people with physical disabilities using voice tools to program, so I was excited when found this article about the influence of voice technology in software development. Let’s see some of the ways software development is being affected by voice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Podcast media dying?

September 27, 2018 09:30 - 4 minutes - 3.68 MB

Happy Thursday! Today is newsletter day! Every Thursday at 9:50 Pacific Time, our weekly issue is sent to your inbox. It filled with my commentary of the best of the week and stuff I find interesting even if it didn’t make mainstream media in conversational interfaces, voice technologies and voice strategy and branding. If you haven’t subscribed yet do so at voicefirstweekly.com. Alright, moving on to today’s business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon ahead in monetization options for voice platforms

September 26, 2018 09:30 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MB

Amazon is the one pushing the most for monetization options. This is not that strange, because Bezos, and by extension, Amazon understand incentives very well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strategic partnerships are driving the voice revolution

September 25, 2018 11:30 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MB

Salesforce and Apple, Amazon with Microsoft and vendors and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shortcuts: jobs to be done .. by me?

September 23, 2018 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MB

It's episode 100!! What a ride, everyday more in love with bringing this episodes to live. Thank all of you who connect and listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hands-free call from Alexa with Skype

September 22, 2018 21:54 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MB

Presenting the feature and why is a smart play by both companies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon bet on more Alexa powered devices

September 21, 2018 21:17 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MB

Amazon introduced a set of new Alexa enabled devices and I look a Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversational CRM at enterprise scale

September 20, 2018 11:30 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MB

Salesforce voice enabled two cents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voice Control Becomes a Concern for Broadcasters

September 19, 2018 11:30 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MB

“As a content provider we have no control over this service,”. “We have to actively defend ourselves.” Why, and why Amazon TV voice control is a threat to broadcasters is my take in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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