VoiceOS Briefing

VoiceOS Briefing episodes:

• 01.15.2019

  The Alexa Conference

  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.

  
• 11.29.2018

  Your Google Assistant can connect families to the North Pole

  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.

  
• 11.20.2018

  Advancements in speaking styles in TTS

  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...

  
• 11.19.2018

  A court with a voice: Montgomery County conversational services

  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...

  
• 11.14.2018

  It’s time small businesses had big business capability.

  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. ...

  
• 11.13.2018

  Alexa voice activated smart glasses available

  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.

  
• 11.10.2018

  How receptive are smart speaker owners to advertising?

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

  
• 11.09.2018

  More on Bixby and SDC18

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

  
• 11.08.2018

  Samsung opens Bixby to third party developers

  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....

  
• 11.07.2018

  The Guardian Voice Lab

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• 11.05.2018

  Global Web Index Voice Search Trends Report Summary

  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...

  
• 11.04.2018

  Alexa in office equipment

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

  
• 11.03.2018

  The Alexa Presentation Language

  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...

  
• 11.02.2018

  Is Siri an enterprise product

  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.

  
• 11.01.2018

  Conversational forms or adios web forms

  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...

  
• 10.31.2018

  Oracle voice assistant and voice in the enterprise

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

  
• 10.30.2018

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

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

  
• 10.16.2018

  Book your next travel through Google Assistant

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

  
• 10.14.2018

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

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

  
• 10.11.2018

  Voice across industries

  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.

  
• 10.10.2018

  Add voice to your mobile app with ease

  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...

  
• 10.09.2018

  What you didn't hear on the Portal announcement

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

  
• 10.08.2018

  Recap of Google Assistant's latest updates

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

  
• 10.07.2018

  Chatbot solving hard problems for students in Australia

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

  
• 10.06.2018

  Parenting with Alexa

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

  
• 10.05.2018

  Skill connection in Alexa

  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.

  
• 10.04.2018

  Omega voice assistant and Surface headphones

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

  
• 10.03.2018

  Reboot the web with voice

  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.

  
• 09.30.2018

  Amazon Alexa and sports stats

  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.

  
• 09.29.2018

  Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprises

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

  
• 09.28.2018

  How voice is changing software development

  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...

  
• 09.27.2018

  Is Podcast media dying?

  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...

  
• 09.26.2018

  Amazon ahead in monetization options for voice platforms

  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.

  
• 09.25.2018

  Strategic partnerships are driving the voice revolution

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

  
• 09.23.2018

  Shortcuts: jobs to be done .. by me?

  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.

  
• 09.22.2018

  Hands-free call from Alexa with Skype

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

  
• 09.21.2018

  Amazon bet on more Alexa powered devices

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

  
• 09.20.2018

  Conversational CRM at enterprise scale

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

  
• 09.19.2018

  Voice Control Becomes a Concern for Broadcasters

  “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...

  
• 09.18.2018

  The most human like chatbot

  Mitsuku has taken home the Loebner prize 4th times, the international contest for the most human like chatbot. What's behind his success? Tune in ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.17.2018

  Voice apps contests that you can participate right now

  Here from Amazon, Samsung and Google to know in which contests you can participate now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.15.2018

  VoiceFirst Weekly mashup: branding in voice

  Today's episode, I did a compilation of some of the content we have on the show about branding in voice. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.14.2018

  The future of Voice First Technology and older adults

  As we continue to live longer and healthier, assisting older adults is one of the ways companies can leverage voice technology to provide better care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.13.2018

  Apple's position in voice after special event

  A little of paradigm shifts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.12.2018

  The VoiceFirst Weekly VR with synthesized speech first look

  Following our the revolution will be synthesized episode, we present a first look Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.11.2018

  The conversation is the voice app

  Reflecting on a post by Google Head of Design Outreach Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.10.2018

  Is voice more creative or technical

  I have said voice platforms is about creatives and i have said the key are the developers, in this episode I make up my mind! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.09.2018

  Will Voice Technology be polluted with ads?

  A question asked in Instagram and this is my (short) take on it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.08.2018

  How to get your website picked up by Alexa and Siri when a person ask a question

  Do you know how Alexa and Siri decides which website to pull when they are asked a question? Some tips to optimize your site for it from research agency iProspect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 09.07.2018

  China strong stance on voice technology and conversational interfaces

  Today, I want to focus on the strong stance Chinese companies have on voice technology and smart assistants and how they are driving a low cost smart assistant market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.