There’s something kind of magical about saying “Alexa” or “OK Google” to get a weather forecast, recipe, navigation directions, or to play music or control your smart home appliances. There’s also ...

With the concern over privacy and security surrounding the Internet of Things, a lot of creative terms have been thrown around in reference to devices that always listen in — parasite is one common ...

With the rise of always-listening smart home speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home comes a greater worry about the privacy of their users. While Google and Amazon have maintained that their smart ...

Let's be honest: in this high-tech world, we're all a little paranoid about "Siri" and "Alexa" listening to what we say, and then reporting it. And with tens of millions of smart devices in homes ...

When activating smart speakers such as "Alexa", "OK, Google", "Hey, Siri" and so forth, when giving instructions to assistant AI, you need to first speak the specified keyword called "wake word". A ...

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