Amazon Unveils `Alexa Game Control’ For Spoken Interaction With PC, Console Games
Amazon said it is making tools available to developers to build engaging voice interactions powered by Alexa into new gaming experiences. Alexa Game Control will bring gamers in-game actions such as interacting with non-player characters (NPCs), swapping weapons and other actions using thei voices in…
LG Updates webOS With Alexa AI Voice Control In Third-Party TV Brands
LG announced Tuesday that it has extended support for Amazon Alexa voice control to third-party TV brands using its webOS smart TV operating system. The popular AI voice control platform has been available in LG TVs using newer versions of webOS but now it will…
Amazon Fire TV Blaster Brings Voice Control Via IR
Amazon launched this week its Fire TV Blaster, a new add-on device designed to bring voice control via Alexa-enabled Echo and Fire TV products to more devices. The Fire TV Blaster (which will ship December 11th at a $34.95 retail price) is an IR hub…
AirPlay 2, Homekit Firmware Updates Arrive In ’19 LG TVs
LG Electronics made good Tuesday on last week’s scheduled firmware update announcement saying that new Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit feature support is now available to download to select 2019 LG OLED and most NanoCell 4K UHD TVs with ThinQ AI capability in the United…
LG TVs Get HomeKit, AirPlay 2 Updates This Week
Good news for Apple iOS users who happen have recently purchased a 2019 LG AI TV: The company announced Tuesday that Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit will be available to use in their big-screen sets via a firmware release that starts July 25th. LG said…
IHS: Voice-Control Popularity Growing For TV, Video
The number of people who use voice control features on their smart TVs and set-top media streamers continues to grow around the world, although the usage percentage remains below 25% of all households, according to a new consumer survey released by IHS Markit this week….
Alexa Skill Comes To Roku Adapters, Roku TVs
Roku announced Tuesday that Roku media streaming adapters and Roku TVs can now be set up to work with Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speakers, like the Echo, Dot and other Alexa-enabled devices. 4K UHD and HDTVs Amazon’s Camera, Photo & Video Deals Amazon Fire TV 4K…
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