Internet of Things news of the week, May 10 2019
BY KEVIN C. TOFEL – Here’s a roundup of this week in the Internet of Things. Get this summary in your inbox every Friday morning when you subscribe to our newsletter.
On-device voice processing and Actions coming to Google Home: This week at Google I/O, the company showed off a preview of local voice processing that’s coming to Android devices later this year. But what it didn’t show off is even more exciting: a local home SDK for Actions. Developers and device makers will be able to use it to enable local smart home actions, with the cloud being a fallback option. This means more of your data will be localized and a Google Home-enabled house will work without internet connectivity. (Google)
Google Assistant landing on Sonos next week: Speaking of Google, the “promised in 2018” Google Assistant integration with Sonos is finally arriving. Yes, it’s a little late, but it’s welcome nonetheless. Of course, only the speaker products that already support Amazon Alexa — the Sonos One and Sonos Beam — are getting Google’s digital helper. Watch for a software update next week for yet another Google service to come to the home. (Variety) Read more:
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