Emerson Smart’s new appliances respond to voice commands, but they don’t need a smart speaker—or even a broadband ...

Perhaps you like the idea of controlling your home appliances with your voice, but aren’t super keen on a data center ...

Sonos launched a new voice control feature for its lineup of smart speakers. The music assistant lets you control playback with hands-free voice commands. It's also designed with privacy in mind, so ...

Sonos devices have supported Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant for almost five years now. The Sonos One from 2017 was the first speaker the company made with built-in microphones, and almost every ...

"Open Photos. Scroll up. Show numbers. 13." Over the years, Apple has frequently highlighted its accessibility work in commercials, but the ad that ran for a minute and a half during game 5 of the NBA ...

A disability campaigner has highlighted what he says is a huge accessibility breakthrough with Voice Control in the latest iPhone and Mac betas. He said that what may sound like a small improvement is ...

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Sonos speakers have always been able to talk to one another over a wireless network, but now you can talk to them directly with your own voice. Focused on better privacy features than Google Assistant ...

If you’ve always wanted Giancarlo Esposito — the actor playing the meth-slinging Los Pollos Hermanos boss Gustavo Fring from “Breaking Bad” — to guide you through your choice of music, ho boy does ...

In those times where you have your hands full, you'd probably want some way to control your Mac verbally. Here's how to get started with Voice Control. One of the problems of everyday life is that ...

Apple in iOS 13 added a Voice Control feature as an Accessibility option designed for those who need to use their iPhones and iPads without their hands. It allows for complete control of the operating ...

Accessibility is getting a major upgrade in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina — adding not just the ability to use a mouse with iOS, but also granting users the ability to control their devices using only ...