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Matchbox Interactive @MatchboxI

Publishing and developing a new generation of engaging and entertaining consumer experiences, voice first

Joined June 2019
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Potentially useful for the holiday season! standard.co.uk/tech/how-alex… via @EveningStandard

How Alexa can intervene to stop family disputes at Christmas

Amazon's Alexa devices can now be used to help change the subject during family disputes during the Christmas period.

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Significant validation for game brand extension from traditional formats to voice as @EA brings the @TheSims to @alexa99 developer.amazon.com/en-US/b…

EA Breaks into Voice with an Alexa Skill for The Sims

In an exciting move for the gaming world, Electronic Arts, a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, is investing in voice technology. Maxis, creator of the its popular life simulation...

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How long before a new device without a voice interface is in the minority? trustedreviews.com/news/amaz… via @trustedreviews

Amazon just opened the floodgates to billions of new Alexa devices

If you think Amazon's Alexa personal assistant is ubiquitous already, you ain't seen nothing yet. Amazon just made it even easier to include in a device

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Voice assistants aren't new in cars, they've never had sufficient utility to be worth using, until now. We're big believers in this being the (first) mass adoption use case for voice voicebot.ai/2019/11/17/73-of… via @voicebotai

73% of Drivers Will Use an In-Car Voice Assistant by 2022: Report

Nearly three-quarters of drivers will use an in-car voice assistant three years from now, according to a new report from..

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We're liking voice for good skills, this to support children with epilepsy looks great hitconsultant.net/2019/11/12…

Eisai Launches First Amazon Alexa Skill to Bring Solace & Support to Children with Epilepsy

Eisai Inc. launches Ella the Jellyfish, the first Amazon Alexa skill designed for those affected by Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a rare form of epilepsy.

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Great to see new features to help the visually impaired santacruzsentinel.com/2019/1…

Alexa’s Show and Tell feature helps visually impaired users

SANTA CRUZ — A local Amazon team has created an Alexa feature to make everyday life easier for customers who are visually impaired. Amazon’s Alexa for Everyone team developed the “Show and Tell”...

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After the Alexa Halloween fun this just had to happen! eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/2…
Investment to move voice AI towards enterprise conversations YCombinator-backed startup VOIQ secures $5M funding to build the future of AI voice tmcnet.com/usubmit/2019/11/0… via @tmcnet
#Cortana may not yet have the profile of @Alexa99 or Google Assistant is this enough to start changing that? geekwire.com/2019/microsofts… via @geekwire

Microsoft’s Cortana can now read emails out loud and run through your daily schedule

Microsoft is doubling down on Cortana as a virtual secretary, giving the digital assistant a host of new capabilities to help people manage their

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The debate around smart speakers just got another perspective as Police Ask Alexa Whodunit in Suspicious Death Case gizmodo.com/police-ask-alexa… via @Gizmodo

Police Ask Alexa Whodunit in Suspicious Death Case

Alexa may be the key to solving an already somewhat bizarre Florida case where a woman was killed by a spear with a footlong blade to the chest. Police

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We're a long way from this and, Google are already allowing users to manage response length which is a start but is Voice assistant technology is in danger of trying to be too human ?theconversation.com/voice-as… via @ConversationUK
It's been a long time coming now out in Korea (beta) the @Samsung Galaxy Home Mini it on it's way gizmodo.co.uk/2019/10/samsun…
Automotive will be a key battle ground for voice great insights as to why in this latest @voicebotai podcast voicebot.ai/2019/10/28/sanja… with @bretkinsella

Sanjay Dhawan CEO of Cerence Talks About Voice and AI in the Car – Voicebot Podcast Ep 120

Sanjay Dhawan is CEO of Cerence, the recent spin-out company from what used to be known as Nuance Automotive. On..

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Here's some #spooky #Halloween fun things to do with @Alexa99 cnet.com/how-to/8-spooky-thi… via @CNET

The Ultimate Last-Minute Alexa Halloween Guide: Spooky Tricks to Try Tonight

Learn how to use your Echo-enabled device to play scary sounds and Halloween music.

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This is definitely an issue, looks like @alexa99 has a good solution venturebeat.com/2019/10/24/a… via @VentureBeat @Kyle_L_Wiggers
Like the idea of being able to cut unnecessarily long responses androidauthority.com/google-… via @c_scottbrown @AndroidAuth

You can tell the new Google Assistant to be less chatty with its responses

When you ask Google Assistant to turn on the lights, do you really need a paragraph response each time? The "new" Google Assistant fixes this issue.

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Interesting view on voice in financial services. Comment on younger generation ease with a voice interface is obvious next step after touch. ft.com/content/ec1b0da8-f584… via @ClaerB @financialtimes @FT

Could Alexa, Siri and Google make us smarter savers?

Smart speakers don’t yet have the skills to

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At last you can now control the news you hear with the a new @BBCNews skill no more #brexit news, hooray! via @inq theinquirer.net/inquirer/new…
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Great Voice AI podcast recommendations via @SoundHound blog.soundhound.com/https-bl…

Voice AI Podcasts You Won’t Want to Miss

The best podcasts featuring voice technology thought leaders talking about trends, news, best practices and learnings.

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We knew voice would to come to football with @amazon streaming games now makes sense for @afcbournemouth @olegtikhturov @Tikhturov ? even @NorwichCityFC are on it! pinkun.com/norwich-city/the-…
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