Hello! In this week's episode Geraint and Will debate; whether the Google Home Hub will eclipse the Amazon Show, whether it's already the end for Facebook's Portal, Alexa's Skill review problem, Alexa & hospitality, whether Voice is making us lazy, and if the new trading Skill is going to cause a financial crash (let's hope not).

We'll then test our (slightly trashy) Skill of the Week: The Kardashian Quote game, before putting the devices head-to-head and asking about the evening's Champions League fixtures.

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In episode 16 of the Voice for Voice, Geraint John discusses Facebook Portal's fresh privacy concerns, children's relationship with Alexa, and the future of Voice-only devices. Our skill of the week is Bamboo Maths - an interactive learning skill. We'll then do our Alexa Dev Meetup-inspired head-to-head; can Alexa find us a local exercise class?

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This week Geraint and Will spoke at the Alexa dev meetup in Cambridge! A great experience with loads of interesting insights!

We test our Skill of the Week 'Puzzle Quest' from Vox LR8, a submission for the Alexa Games competition.

Finally, we have our head-to-head.

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Hello! We're back with episode 14! Loads of exciting Voice-related news. Facebook's new smart speaker 'portal' - will it work out? We think probably not. Alexa fund has been busy investing in pre-fab homes (I wonder why...), voice-first learning platform Bamboo, and patient-carer Skill Aiva.

Our Skill of the Week goes to Stoked Skills (congrats chaps) for their Angel Investor Skill - a fun game that lets you play out your Dragon's Den fantasy. FINALLY, another head-to-head with Google Home and Amazon Alexa. We'll be testing local business knowledge.

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Download Episode! In Episode 13 of the Voice for Voice, we'll be discussing the brand new Google Home Hub (Google's answer to the Amazon Show), Amazon's new Gadget Toolkit, Task Rabbit's new Alexa skill, and Amazon's new partnership with Ghetty Images.

Congratulations Red Cross! You are our Skill of The Week. We try and donate to the hurricane Florence via Alexa.

Finally, we'll put Google Home and Alexa head-to-head and ask them for local restaurants.

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Welcome to episode 12 of the Voice for Voice! We're going to be taking a look at how Virgin Trains' Alexa Skill has been going (HINT: very well).

Argos and Google Home have integrated! This is huge news for Voice Commerce. We'll be taking a look at what this means for the Great Voice War with Alexa, and for Argos' competition with Amazon.

Congratulations to Drawerz! You have won Skill of the Week with the 'Hurricane Center' Skill, a voice-app that gives real-time updates on storms in the Carribean.

Finally, our head-to-head between Google Home and Amazon Alexa...who is Roald Dahl?

 

 

 

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In Episode 11 of The Voice for Voice podcast, Geraint talks about Dunkin Donuts new Skill which allows your to order via Alexa and pick up in store. There are new stats from Amazon which are mouthwatering and impressive. Geraint also discusses Samsung's Bixby, which could be a big contender in the Voice war. The new Ceebebies skill gets a review and theres the usual head to head between Google Home and Alexa. Enjoy!

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In episode 10 of The Voice for Voice, Geraint John talks about:

-Alexa & Cortana's integration;

-Bose & Alexa's new partnership; and

-Alexa's €50,000 European Game Skill challenge.

We'll then test our Skill of the Week: 'Trump Against Humanity'.

Finally, we'll be putting Google Assistant and Alexa head-to-head, asking them how to get to Geraint's homeland.

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In episode 9 of the Voice for Voice, Geraint John discusses:

-Saint Louis University's integration of Amazon Echos on campus

-Thryv's integration with Alexa and the opportunity for small businesses.

-The brand new 'Amazon Fellowship' program.

-Google's new screen display!

We'll then test our Skill of the Week '7 minute workout', before our Premier League themed head-to-head.

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Welcome back to The Voice for Voice!

In episode 8 Geraint John kicks off by discussing Omnitrac's new Fleet Management Skill and the future of Voice devices and data.

We then talk discuss Central 1's innovative new banking skill, before debating whether Voice will become a key shopping platform. We'll then talk about Alexa's newly open source Car dev kit!

Our Skill of the Week this week is 'Burglar Deterrent' (congrats Stephen Brown) - listen to hear us test it out!

Finally, we'll put Alexa head-to-head with Google Home.

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