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Amazon Christmas in July – SubPac wearable subwoofer and smart bike helmet
At London's Old Billingsgate Fish Market, pictured above, Amazon and its partners displayed hundreds of new products that they expect to be big sellers during the festive season. As ever with these increasingly popular Christmas in July events, there is actually little that it completely new. Most of the products are already available, although many…
Technology dominates Top 100 World’s Most Valuable Brands. Google and Apple remain top.
Bingeing on Netflix box sets, sharing stories on Facebook and downloading content from Apple’s iTunes and Alibaba’s Ali Picture have contributed to a record year for tech brands in the 2018 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking released today by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown. Eight out of the Top 10 are technology or tech-related brands. This category continues to dominate the rankings with Google and Apple retaining…
3 industries being disrupted by voice-enabled tech right now
Voice enabled technology has made great inroads in recent years, with digital assistants like Siri, Cortana and Alexa being embraced by millions worldwide. From searching for the best-rated local Mexican restaurant to finding out the name of the actor who played Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, we increasingly use these voice assistants as personal aids,…
Vox Pop: the voice search revolution and how to make your business stand out
Tim Butler, founder of Innovation Visual, talks about how improved accuracy and convenience are ensuring massive growth for voice search and how businesses need to adapt to compete Voice Search is beginning to revolutionise search marketing. Google recently announced that 20% of searches on its mobile app and Android services are now carried out by…
Amazon opens checkout free supermarket in Seattle, Amazon Go
UK supermarkets including Tesco and Sainsbury, not to mention several thousand employees, will be nervously looking over their shoulder as Amazon opens its first supermarket without any checkouts. Called Amazon Go, the self-service supermarket opens its doors in Amazon's home town of Seattle today (22/01/18). In a move that could revolutionise the way we buy…
Alexa goes mobile with Amazon Music app integration
No longer do you have to use an Amazon Echo device to ask Alexa to play your favourite music. Alexa is taking on the likes of Apple's Siri and Google's Assistant, by becoming available in the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Using Alexa voice controls, customers…
Amazon Christmas in July event – showcasing #shopthefuture including HUMU smart cushion
Yesterday saw Amazon's annual Christmas in July event take place at the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London. Like all of these Christmas in July events which have become popular over the last few years (Argos even went one month better with its Christmas in June event), it's an opportunity for retailers…
Home security company Blink announces Alexa and IFTTT integration
Wire-free, home security and HD video monitoring solution Blink now offers integration with Amazon Alexa and IFTTT (If This Then That) in the UK. Blink customers will now have the ability to control their home security system with voice alone via Amazon Alexa enabled devices as well as connect their Blink systems to other smart…
CES2017: Ford teams up with Amazon Alexa for in house and in car control
Ford and Amazon have teamed up to offer consumers the ability to access their car from their home, and call up other features from their vehicle via Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. The Alexa integration will allow Ford owners to play and resume audiobooks, order items on Amazon, search for and transfer local destinations to…
Amazon and Google top UK’s most useful brand list – but BBC and M&S closing the gap
A poll of over 2,300 adults commissioned by digital product and service studio 383 has revealed that Brits see Amazon as the brand that does the most to make their lives easier through digital technology. Well over 1 in 2 respondents said that Amazon was one of the most useful brands in their digital lives,…
