The vinyl resurgence shows no sign of slowing down — but streaming services are still the preferred way for most people to listen to music these days. As such, smart speakers like the Amazon Echo, HomePod mini and the line of Sonos products make a ton of sense for most people. But most of those […]
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Outgoing House speaker Paul Ryan pilloried for hypocrisy of parting nod to Irish migrants
Outgoing Republican House speaker Paul Ryan is being accused of hypocrisy and nepotism, for championing Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies yet pushing to loosen visa requirements for migrants from his family’s homeland. As one of his last acts as leader of the House of Representatives, Ryan managed to squeeze through a bill on November 28, […]
Trust is the main barrier to smart speaker adoption – here’s what companies can do about that
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Current subscribers can read the report here. Business Insider IntelligenceSmart speakers comprise one of the fastest-growing device segments in the consumer technology market today. Ownership levels have nearly doubled from early […]
Apple and Google have a long way to go to catch Amazon in the smart speaker race (AMZN, KRX, GOOGL, AAPL)
Smart speakers comprise one of the fastest-growing device segments in the consumer technology market today. This growth has been driven by rapid hardware iteration in the market since Amazon’s introduction of the Echo smart speaker and the Alexa voice assistant in 2014. Despite their growing popularity, nearly half of respondents to Business Insider Intelligence’s Smart […]
Why Is Steve Bannon a Keynote Speaker for a Gaming Conference?
From sex robots to a failed IndieGoGo campaign to the Unabomber, ACE 2018 had a lot going on even before Bannon was invited. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bd8d14a7ab9ab2cf2703987/master/pass/SteveBannon-928175604.jpg
Teenage Engineering reluctantly adds Bluetooth audio to OD-11 speaker
For years, Teenage Engineering has chosen not to allow its users to stream music via Bluetooth to its flagship OD-11 speakers. And that’s despite it actually having a Bluetooth radio inside. The Swedish engineers have finally, reluctantly, given in and users can simply download a software update for their speaker to enable it. Weirdly, the […]
Google’s Home Max premium speaker launches in the UK
Google’s most expensive speaker option is finally available in the US. It’s certainly taking the tech giant some time to release Home Max in markets outside North America, but it’s at least making its way to more places around the globe — it also arrived in Australia a few weeks ago. Mountain View created Home […]
Gadget Lab Podcast: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, and That Bizarre Smart Home Speaker
Samsung has gone all out with the new Galaxy Note 9. Why? https://media.wired.com/photos/5a99b6b03ea6d47cc8933f33/master/pass/FEATURED-WIRED-Gear-logo.jpg
We compared the new Lenovo Smart Display to the Amazon Echo Show — and it’s clear which smart speaker you should get
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The Amazon Echo Show ($ 230) and the recently launched Lenovo Smart Display ($ 200 for the 8″ screen, $ 250 for the 10″ screen) are meant to directly compete […]
Google ‘Pixel Stand’ might turn your phone into a smart speaker
When the Pixel 3 comes out, it might launch with a special kind of wireless charging dock: one that could make buying a smart speaker unnecessary unless you need more than one. 9to5Google has decompiled the latest version of Google app beta and found strings of code talking about a “Pixel Stand.” The lines show […]