In 2018, voice assistants will make the leap out of your home
Alexa and Google Assistant want to be on the go with you, plugging into smart glasses, smart ear buds and even smart toilets.
He got a Google Home Mini! Let's get a picture, boss! He yelled out as I walked by on Thursday.
Google's even giving out smart lights; he told the crowd. Quote I didn't even know lights could be smart! Congratulations, dude!
This point is not intended to downplay advances in Google Assistant in 2017. It is rather an acknowledgement that Google has come so far, so fast by leveraging some of its legacy assets. With that said, the real winner was voice technology.
Last year, voice stood out as a novelty in many corners of the show floor. This year it was represented in every corner of the show floor and everywhere in between. Voice showed up in:
• Televisions
• Cars
• Smart displays
• Ear buds
• Robots
• Bathroom Fixtures
• Glasses
• Ceiling fans
• Table lamps
• Speakers
• The list goes on.
The Second Big Story was Voice Assistants in the Home
That blow-for-blow fight amongst Amazon and Google highlights the tech industry’s expectation that voice assistants will participate in a lot even bigger function in your digital lifestyle this 12 months. Executives from both equally providers at CES talked about bringing their voice assistants to many a lot more destinations like autos, ear buds and workplace conference rooms, so your voice assistant can seamlessly be accessible to you whenever and anywhere — seemingly even on the bathroom.
What I can say?
At a posh suite in the Wynn vacation resort, Gummi Hafsteinsson, item administration director for Google Assistant, very last Tuesday sat by two new Google Assistant-powered sensible shows, which are essentially smart speakers with crafted-in touchscreens. Google teamed up with Sony, Samsung-owned JBL, LG and Lenovo to build 4 of these displays, which had been unveiled at CES the working day prior to.