Back in December of 2017, I wrote a long piece titled, "A Journey to the Center of the Ear." This was back before I started the daily update, when I would write 1,500 word essays that included original artwork that my coworker would help create with me (she's fantastic, not on social media, and the… Continue reading Alexa Hearables (Future Ear Daily Update 9-24-19)
Category: Alexa
The NPR Mini Assistant (Future Ear Daily Update 9-5-19)
I came across a Medium post yesterday that was very intriguing from Nara Kasbergen, the technical lead for voice and emerging platforms at NPR. In the post, Nara details the process behind creating the ability for Alexa users to stream NPR's Morning Edition through their Alexa-enabled devices. For today's update, I'm covering the challenges that… Continue reading The NPR Mini Assistant (Future Ear Daily Update 9-5-19)
The Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit Gets an Upgrade (Future Ear Daily Update 7-1-19)
Leveling Up On Friday, Amazon announced that it was expanding the feature set of the Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit (AMAK) to allow for more Alexa capabilities and integration with headphones, earbuds, headsets and other Bluetooth devices. According to the Amazon's developer blog post, the goal here is to make it even easier for Bluetooth device… Continue reading The Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit Gets an Upgrade (Future Ear Daily Update 7-1-19)
Future Ear Daily Update 3-14-19
"Alexa IS the killer app" - Dave Isbitski I'm a huge fan of Twitter, which I'm sure is obvious to the people who know me and follow @Oaktree_Dave on there. The reason I'm such a fan is because it's like you get this front row seat to this marketplace of idea exchange, and if you… Continue reading Future Ear Daily Update 3-14-19
Future Ear Daily Update 3-13-19
"If I Were to Start a Business Today, I'd build it Around Alexa or Google Home" - Mark Cuban In a recent podcast that Mark Cuban did with Recode, he was asked the following question, "I was curious with all the investing that you do, what are three areas that you’re really excited about investing… Continue reading Future Ear Daily Update 3-13-19