Kayak is the first online travel player to let shoppers book hotels via Amazon's smart speakers. While the concept has promise, its price comparison process still has to improve before it becomes useful to the average traveler. The rise of voice-based search poses a huge strategic challenge. The brevity that voice search requires incentivizes...
A new app called Walk Mode was released for Samsung users in India to alert them before they walk into walls or traffic
Everything is becoming "smart" these days. Next up: The fast food chain KFC is rolling out a new campaign that features power for your devices along with your meal.
The VAN Beethoven truck is a mobile orchestral experience using virtual reality to deliver a LA Philharmonic performance. Visitors will enter a customized van and put on a Oculus Rift headset connected to the LA Philharmonic’s virtual reality app. The experience allows viewers not only to experience the music of the Philharmonic, but also the...
While variety of “robotic” “personal assistants” like the Amazon Echo are already in homes – and many more being developed in the coming year – in reality, most of these machines are still rudimentary, offering info from the data cloud and controlling appliances like lighting and thermostats. But we are only at the beginning. Companies like...
As drones have proliferated, they are being put to use in an ever-increasing number of tasks, from war and recreation, to anti-poaching operations, sheep herding, and drunken hijinks on the White House lawn. So perhaps it's no surprise that artists of a kind are now using the technology for their own purposes. Opening a new front in the eternal...
Augmented reality (AR), which has been the stuff of dreams for decades, is about to get its close-up. Tech companies have already seen the potential and are gearing up AR products and services not only for entertainment but for work, personal organization, and other everyday tasks. Microsoft is looking to be a major player via its HoloLens...
Regular WikiTrend readers know that we’ve got the recent voice activation trend covered. Fact is, people are looking for ways to make their lives simpler, freeing themselves from the constraints and inconveniences of standard input devices, like keyboards. One of the most creative answers to this challenge we've seen lately is Ring ZERO From...
One common complaint about wearable technology is that while wearables may currently be in fashion, most are far from fashionable. Coming at this question from the other direction, the developers of the Tago Arc bracelet have created wearable tech that doesn't do anything more than look good. It's uniqueness comes from its ability to change...
Moto Hint is a discreet wireless earbud that doesn't make its users look like headset-wearing geeks. Put the device in your ear and you can interact with your phone using your voice. Ask questions like “What’s today’s forecast?” or “How do I get home?” and get answers directly in your ear. Of course you can also hear notifications, make calls,...