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Amazon Alexa Skill Now Available on 2018 LG ThinQ AI TVs

by Andrew Fenn

LG has announced that its 2018 OLED TVs and Super UHD TVs with AI ThinQ technology are now compatible with Alexa-enabled devices through the LG SmartThinQ Skill for Amazon Alexa. Consumers can now control …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 21

H & M Tests Voice Interactive Mirror

by Bob Raikes

Hat tip to Invidis for pointing out that Swedish company, Visualart, has developed an interactive mirror display for the H&M fashion brand that uses voice and face recognition for control, eliminating one of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mirror Displays| Retail| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Google Assistant Now Rolling Out

by Bob Raikes

LG has started to roll out the Google Assistant on top of its 2018 OLED and Super UHD LCD TVs. Initially, the technology will be implemented in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, but …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smart TV| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 18

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Roku OS 8.1 Will Bring Enhanced Voice Search to UK

by Andrew Fenn

Roku has announced that it will soon make its enhanced voice search feature available to users in the UK. The new feature can be used to search for movies, shows, actors and directors, or …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Vizio TVs All have Voice, HDR and FALD

by Bob Raikes

Vizio has announced its 2018 range of TVs, all based on LCD. The P Series is a SmartTV range with a ‘bezelless’ design and supports Dolby Vision with 1,000 cd/m² with sizes of 55″, …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vizio| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Elliptic Labs Extends its Technology

by Bob Raikes

We’re stretching our remit a little by reporting on Elliptic Labs, as its ultrasound-based detection system is not a display. However, it might have implications for displays. The technology is able to use the …

Tags:audio| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Hisense and Yi+ Collaborate on AI Television System

by Andrew Fenn

Hisense has revealed the launch of its new AI television system, VIDAA-AI, in Beijing. The system offers voice-command functions and real-time video search in full screen. This new technology is said to be faster …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Laser TVs| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Loewe TVs Now Support Alexa Voice Control

by Andrew Fenn

Loewe has begun rolling out a new firmware update that adds support for Alexa voice control, amongst other new features. Via a connected Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device, or the Alexa app, users …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Support for 30 New Languages Rolling Out to Google Assistant

by Andrew Fenn

Google Assistant will be available in more than 30 languages by the end of the year, the company announced at the Mobile World Congress this week. Dutch, Hindi, Swedish and Thai are among several …

Tags:Back Panel| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Strategy Analytics: Explosive Growth for Smart Speakers Continues

by Andrew Fenn

The smart speaker market took a giant step towards mainstream acceptance in the fourth quarter of 2017 as aggressive discounting tactics and a wider choice of models, price points and country availability resulted in …

Tags:Amazon| Google| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 08

ETNews: Samsung Will Account for 60% of Global Smart TV Sales

by Andrew Fenn

ETNews predicts that Smart TVs will account for 60% of the global TV sales going forward. Citing market data from IHS, the publication anticipates that Samsung will take the largest market share, accounting for …

Tags:Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Christmas in February

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Toy Fair in New York has just ended. It may be February, but everyone there was looking forward to Christmas, in particular the Christmas selling season. While most of the toys on display …

Tags:Toys| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 07