On Monday, Apple will officially launch the Apple Watch, its first completely new product since the iPad was introduced in 2010 as well as its first major launch under CEO Tim Cook. Gigaom will… Read more »
Amazon Echo brings the intelligent agent home to a voice-activated speaker. It’s an early step in a category that could grow th provide more value through home monitoring. Read more »
Responsive design and other popular mobile design principles are not sufficient to address the fundamentally different context and needs of users who are every bit as mobile as their devices. Read more »
K.K. Barrett obviously favors good design, but only if the device works well as a tool first. He also explained why it was a good choice to go with Scarlett Johansson’s… Read more »
We should see devices that use Apple’s HomeKit development framework at CES in January, but before then we’re seeing a rush of startups trying to find their niche in the ecosytem Read more »
Apple tried to get trademark protection for its personal assistant Siri as a “social network,” but the Trademark Office turned down the application. Read more »
Microsoft has rolled out new features for its Cortana virtual assistant app, including the ability to track evening activities, track important flights and even recommend nearby concerts. Cortana probably still is… Read more »
Ford and Automatic have figured out a way of shoehorning Apple’s Siri personal assistant into older model vehicles. The two are also connecting Ford cars to the internet of things through… Read more »
There has been a great deal said about wearables, but the gist is this: nothing has really inflamed public interest, and there are very few products that have captured any real market… Read more »