Why Apple acquired Voysis and what it means for Siri
Why has Apple acquired Voysis and what does that mean for Siri? To answer that, we need to take a long walk over to the Whiteboard.
Covid-19 will change how we use digital screens outside of the home
Will the current cover situation change our behaviour towards touching screens outside of the home? And can voice technologies play a role in facilitating changing behaviour?
Voysis acquired by Apple
Apple acquired voice-specialist conversational AI company, Voysis, recently and how we discovered it was, well timed and kinda funny.
What is automatic speech recognition and how does it work? With Catherine Breslin
Dive deep into one of the core technologies that underpins the voice assistants you know and love, with one of the world’s leading speech recognition experts, Catherine Breslin. Presented by Sparks Sparks is a new podcast player app that lets you learn and retain knowledge while you listen. The Sparks team are looking for people […]
Alexa for retailers and the voice shopping landscape with Shilp Agarwal
Retailers with Alexa skills can see a 12-15% increase in cart size, improve customer experience and gather vital competitive data as voice shopping explodes. Shilp Agarwal, CEO of Blutag, joins us to share more about the voice shopping landscape.
The Rundown: coronavirus and voice, Spotify and Jovo
Corona virus hits voice as Google removes coronavirus actions, Spotify looks like it’s releasing a voice assistant and Jovo lets you build voice assistants everywhere. Listen on: Apple podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | CastBox | Spreaker | TuneIn | Breaker | Stitcher | PlayerFM | iHeartRadio Presented by Sparks Sparks is a […]
Should you create a brand persona? Really?
For those of you who’ve listened to the podcast, you’ll know that I’m a complete advocate for sonic branding and sound design. Episodes with Joel Beckerman, Eric Seay and Ben McCulloch dive deep into the topic. And I vlogged recently about the voice branding conundrum and the challenge of having a consistent brand voice that […]
Spotify’s voice assistant will streamline user interactions
Spotify is releasing a voice assistant into its app and the result will be an example of voice and screens working together to make user journeys more streamlined. Jane Manchun Wong, found this screenshot in the Spotify app that reads: “Hey Spotify. If enabled, Spotify will listen for Hey Spotify when the app is open […]
Live video broadcasting on Alexa with Tim McElreath
The Food Network aims to the be Peloton of cooking with live video broadcasting on Alexa. Director of Technology and Emerging Platforms at Discovery Inc., Tim McElreath, joins us to share how.
Conversation design and grounding strategies with Jon Bloom
Jon Bloom, Senior Conversation Designer at Google, joins us to share what a conversation designer does at Google, as well as some conversation design techniques used at Google, such as ‘grounding strategies’.