Whisper mode, night mode . . . your smart speaker can learn how to keep it down
Not all smart speakers are created equal. In fact, some barely meet the qualifications to be called “smart” in the first place—but they’re getting better at answering your questions, assuming they can understand what you’re saying.
Those smart speakers you’ve allowed into your home can do more than look up the weather forecast and set timers for your eggs—they’re growing increasingly capable of taking on a host of other tasks, including becoming an ambient or white noise generator. If you need help focusing or falling to sleep, a path to peaceful slumber awaits.
You can easily play any Audible book on the Alexa app and make your Amazon Echo smart speaker read the book aloud.
Although many are skeptical about smart speakers, can be immensely beneficial for users of a certain age, who suffer from vision and other problems.
That sixth sense you have that someone is listening - could it be your smart speaker? There's a chance the answer is yes, even when you don't ask it to. A new study from Northeastern Univers
Speakers (also called loudspeakers) push and pull surrounding air molecules in waves that the human ear interprets as sound. You could even say that hearing is movement detection. So what makes a speaker travel back and forth at just the right rate and distance, and how does that make sound?
“Do you mind if I switch seats with you? I have a hearing loss and it would help if I had a better view of the speaker,” I asked a well-dressed man at a recent lunch meeting. “What?” he replied wit…
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A “Smart Building” links a building’s systems to a network, passively collecting data on their function. That information lets managers improve building operations by allocating resources optimally. Certain functions can even be automated. Essentially, smart buildings provide building services that make their occupants happier and more productive by streamlining and automating things like: – Lighting …
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As smart building technologies mature, companies find new opportunities to improve their commercial spaces, influencing future buildings.
Loudspeakers don't come close to offering the full frequency range that headphones do. Why is that?
Every commercial construction project, including new construction, an addition or a remodeling project, is an investment in the future of your company.
They can feel like the next stage in its evolution—but they’re not perfect.
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