Today's episode of the Future Ear Podcast features Bradley Metrock, CEO of Score Publishing and the head of the VoiceFirst Event circuit. In January, Bradley and his team will be holding the capstone of their conference circuit, Project Voice, where more than 3,000 voice enthusiasts from 20 different countries will gather in Chattanooga, TN to… Continue reading Podcast: Bradley Metrock – Project Voice (Future Ear Daily Update 12-5-19)
Category: Alexa
Podcast: Andy Bellavia – VoiceFirst Hearables Use Cases (Future Ear Daily Update 12-3-19)
Today's episode of the Future Ear Radio Podcast features Andy Bellavia of Knowles Corporation. This is the second half of our hearables discussion, and while part one was largely centered around how the stage has been set for the next decade with hearables, part two explores what types of use cases might emerge now that… Continue reading Podcast: Andy Bellavia – VoiceFirst Hearables Use Cases (Future Ear Daily Update 12-3-19)
Podcast: Katherine Prescott – Multimodal Use Cases (Future Ear Daily Update 11-21-19)
Last post, I announced the launch of the Future Ear podcast, with the first episode featuring Katherine Prescott, founder and editor of Voicebrew. During our initial discussion, we spoke about the booming smart display market and how these multimodal smart speakers are setting the stage for a whole new host of use cases for our… Continue reading Podcast: Katherine Prescott – Multimodal Use Cases (Future Ear Daily Update 11-21-19)
Podcast: Katherine Prescott – The Multimodal Growth Story (Future Ear Daily Update 11-20-19)
I'm very excited to announce the *official* launch of the Future Ear Radio podcast. I have been playing around with podcasting for a week now and published a few trial episodes, but now that I've gotten my bearings, I'm ready to officially take on podcasting. The Future Ear Radio podcast will be 15-20 minute discussions… Continue reading Podcast: Katherine Prescott – The Multimodal Growth Story (Future Ear Daily Update 11-20-19)
Alexa + Hearing Aids (Future Ear Daily Update 11-8-19)
One of the core themes of Future Ear has revolved around the idea of an impending marriage between voice assistants and hearing aids (and all hearables). This marriage of the two technologies became feasible five years ago with the introduction of Bluetooth hearing aids, enabling the ability to wirelessly tether one's ears to the internet.… Continue reading Alexa + Hearing Aids (Future Ear Daily Update 11-8-19)
Upcoming Webinar On AudiologyOnline (Future Ear Daily Update 10-30-19)
This Friday, I will be presenting a 60 minute webinar titled, "The Technological Evolution of Today's Hearing Aids," on the continuing education site, AudiologyOnline. While it's a presentation intended for hearing care professionals, it's free to sign up for and can be attended by anyone. This presentation will ultimately be a culmination of everything I've… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar On AudiologyOnline (Future Ear Daily Update 10-30-19)
Alexa Bill Pay (Future Ear Daily Update 10-29-19)
When I'm discussing the topic of voice technology and #VoiceFirst with someone who's just learning about this new paradigm, I try to really hammer home the message that while voice assistants are essentially in their infant stage, they're progressing rapidly as each development accrues and snowballs. On Sunday, at the fintech and financial services trade… Continue reading Alexa Bill Pay (Future Ear Daily Update 10-29-19)
AirPods Pro & Google + Fitbit (Future Ear Daily Update 10-28-19)
This morning, as I was writing today's update around Alexa Bill Pay, news broke about Apple releasing a new pair of AirPods - AirPods Pro - and that Google is in talks to buy Fitbit. So, I'm pivoting here and will publish the Alexa Bill Pay update tomorrow, as I feel I need to cover… Continue reading AirPods Pro & Google + Fitbit (Future Ear Daily Update 10-28-19)
Guest Appearance: #AllThingsAuD (Future Ear Daily Update 10-25-19)
Yesterday, I joined Dr. Natalie Phillips and Dr. Hannah Galloway for their weekly Facebook Live show, All Things AuD. The show is designed to share all kinds of information that is relevant to audiologists and hearing care patients. Each week they bring on a guest and they asked me to come on and speak about… Continue reading Guest Appearance: #AllThingsAuD (Future Ear Daily Update 10-25-19)
Amazon Care + Health Navigator (Future Ear Daily Update 10-24-19)
Yesterday, CNBC reporter, Christina Farr, reported that Amazon has purchased digital health startup, Health Navigator. As Christina notes, this group will be joining the Amazon Care group that Amazon formed and launched last month. For today's update, I thought it would make sense to write about this acquisition and how it relates to the broader… Continue reading Amazon Care + Health Navigator (Future Ear Daily Update 10-24-19)