Google Search Live is live in U.S., with voice and camera AI mode
Google Search Live lets users talk with Search and share camera views for AI-powered answers, context, and links in real time.
Topic: Voice computing
Study: 48% of consumers use voice assistants for general web search
Despite concerns about accuracy and privacy, the Adobe survey presents a mostly positive outlook for voice and virtual assistants.
Smart speakers set to eclipse tablets globally by 2021
Commerce, advertising or something else: The smart speaker model hasn't been figured out.
Google Assistant updates: Airline check-ins, hotel bookings, language translation and Maps
The business model for Google Assistant may be transactions over advertising.
SearchCap: Mastering mobile SEO, Google sells Zagat to The Infatuation & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Last chance: SMX West kicks off next week. Be there! Mar 5, 2018 by Search Engine Land SMX West is coming to sunny San Jose in just a few days, and […]
Smart speaker sales grew 103% last year
The virtual assistant devices became the fastest selling consumer technology last year, dramatically outpacing wearables and VR.
Report: 57% of smart speaker owners have bought something with their voice
Part two of NPR Smart Audio report exposes the 'v-commerce' potential of virtual assistant devices.
Report: Google to debut ‘Home Mini’ smart speaker for $49 on October 4
The device is Google's answer to the low-cost Amazon Echo Dot.
Walmart offering voice shopping via Google Assistant and Home
Google is also making its Express delivery service free with purchase minimums.
With Google Assistant & Google Home, Google seeks to win the hands-free generation of search
Having won on desktop and mobile, Google now wants to succeed in an entire new area: hands-free search, especially within homes.
With help from Alexa, Kayak debuts voice-enabled travel search on Amazon Echo
Users can search for flight, hotel and rental car information -- but not yet book.
MindMeld Launches Voice Assistant 2.0, Says Voice Search Growing Dramatically
San Francisco-based Expect Labs, which previously positioned itself as a kind of “Google Now in a Box” or “Siri in a Box” for third-party developers, has changed its name to MindMeld. The company is also launching a second generation of its technology, which it now describes as a “platform for creating large-scale language-understanding and question-answering […]