AI

Building Skill-free Alexa Voice Control into IoT Devices

Voice control is the successor of touch screen interface used in products like smartphones, tablets, home automation, in-vehicle control, vending machines, kiosk and Human Machine Interface (HMI).  It is the next big thing of user Interface (UI), especially for artificial intelligence enabled IoT devices, ranging from smart home products to industrial control panels.  According to ABI Research, “last year, 141 million voice control smart home device shipped worldwide.”  In 2020, “voice control device shipments will grow globally… 

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Estone at Embedded World 2019

Embedded World ’19 Wrap Up: AI-IOT Honorable Mention

Meeting the Embedded Computer Industry Today marks the last day for Embedded World 2019, the highlight of the embedded computing year worldwide. Hundreds of suppliers and thousands of industry professionals come together to share the latest innovations in embedded computing for personal, commercial, industrial, and vertical industry applications. We were thrilled to put together a large booth this year where we could show off the latest Estone Technology innovations, and welcome the public to learn… 

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Voice Assistant

Enabling Voice Control for the Next Generation of HMI Products

Nobody is as well positioned as Google to monitor the growth of various types of web searches and web interactions – so when Google says upwards of 30% of all searches are now voice searches, and by 2020, that number is on pace to eclipse 50%, it makes sense to pay attention. Not only are products like Google Home and Amazon Alexa speakers becoming increasingly popular, but more and more devices are adding their own… 

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Industry 4.0 Thanksgiving

Four Ways Industry 4.0 Makes Your Thanksgiving

Everyone loves Thanksgiving – gathering with friends and family, sharing stories of the past year, and preparing for the upcoming Christmas season. But it simply wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a mighty feast. The roasting turkey, the stuffing – it all seems so classic. Did you know there’s more modern technology on your plate this year than ever before? Food Safety Nothing would ruin a Thanksgiving Day celebration faster than a case of food poisoning –… 

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Edge Computing

i.MX8 PicoITX Boards Offer Local Power for IoT Edge Applications

Odds are good today that your devices probably connect to the cloud in some extremely meaningful way. An excellent example is an Amazon Alexa equipped device. While the device of course contains a small computer, Alexa itself does not exist locally, but instead as a remote cloud service to which data is interpreted and sent. The problem is, with billions of devices worldwide sending scads of data to the cloud, and ever more advanced devices… 

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