Inside the dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
Apple’s design team is legendary. But following the death of Steve Jobs, dysfunction ran rampant,…
Browsing: Echo
The next big smart home innovation is right under Amazon’s nose
We need to stop waiting for the next Echo or Nest, and start looking for…
Ikea’s next big play for smart homes is here
A partnership between Ikea and Sonos, launching in August, is a glimpse at the Swedish…
Hallmarks of the 2018 top growing brands
It’s certainly no coincidence that the Top Growing Brands this year are the ones that…
Why voice integration for brands is more important than voice search
There is a now infamous statistic among search marketers that 50% of all searches will…
Even cops say this new Alexa ‘skill’ might scare off potential burglars
Homeowners have always come up with clever ways to scare away potential burglars. They leave…
AI Is Giving Brands Eerily Human Voices
The Y Combinator-backed startup Voicery uses AI to develop bespoke, synthetic voices for brands. The…
Stand Aside, Alexa And Siri: You Control This Stereo With Water
Forget tapping a screen or asking your Echo. To play a song on this speaker,…
Why brands will welcome Amazon’s challenge to Google and Facebook
Amazon is set to equal Facebook as a means of influencing consumer behaviour, and challenge…
Amazon Advances Its Ad Business, But Are Brands Ready To Buy?
Amazon often seems to be going a mile a minute in every direction. Snapping up…