voicIn a recent episode we talked about coming events in voice ecosystem. One of this conference is the Voice of Healthcare Summit taking place in August. Then someone asked earlier this week for real life examples of voice applications in hospitals or medical institutions. As he didn’t specified location, the first part of my reply...

We have been waiting on the rise of bots for years now. I remember how in 2015 people were going crazy on chatbots and that it will be the “Next big thing”. Revolutions in technology are multi stepped. It has been quiet, but it’s growing. Now what happen with voice and chatbots? With aggregated together,...

Today’s episode is different to other themes we talk here, which are more strategy driven. Today is about art, and how one artist sees speech, sound and communication. It’s a quote that stood with me, and I want to share it. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. I like the intersection...

Bloomberg has recently published an article reporting some people close to Apple stated that the company is working on new AirPods with noise-cancellation and water resistance. Apple is trying to increase the range that AirPods can work away from an iPhone or iPad, one of the people said. They are not to be used for...

The first challenge present is always gonna be bound by the platforms where you are building your app. For Amazon Alexa, one of the most discussed limits is the 90 seconds audio before prompting the user for a choice to be made. This kind of restrictions, will affect the design of your application and are...

Hello there, hope you are having a good day. Today episode is dedicated to Cortana. I know what you are thinking: one we have never even talked about Cortana and two where’s Cortana? I went ahead and looked at the list of featured skills in Cortana skills store, if store is the right word for...

Hello there, hope you are having a good day, evening or the time you are listening to this. If you are a voice enthusiast, might that be a developer, designer, entrepreneur or an investor you should be aware of the events and conferences, to flourish ideas and connect with fellow voice first enthusiasts. In this...

What are the questions you need to answer for a effective voice strategy and sound identity? When a client comes to you would you advise them to be as disciplined visually as sonically? So here is 3 things you should have into account for your sound / voice strategy: Your brand persona: Most likely you...

There is this tendency to look at the numbers of shipping of smart speakers. If you look a little beyond in the future smart speakers will be a minor component in the intelligent assistants ecosystem. From stories with kids expecting Alexa to tell them the weather at a camping, to one yelling Bike stop! We...

This post does not makes a serious stand on the actual security issue that the news might reflect. It’s a prediction on qhat the future could be with a smart assistant enabled parliament.  The British secretary of defense was interrupted by Siri while delivering a statement to the parliament. Funny isn’t. The response of the...

Every once in a while, increasing in frequency I see a tweet of a parent stating something like my kid was trying to talk to Alexa in the amusement park or a kid asking for the weather in a tent at camp or concerned with Alexa being alone in the house. Here’s one example of...

Another great application of voice technology is being developed by Italian startup LiMiX .The product, which is set to be released in 2019 is a glove and accompanying app that translates Italian Sign Language (or LIS, Lingua dei Segni Italiana) to voice. The implications are life-changing for those with hearing impairment and for people that...