Smart Tech Today 18: Amazon Owns the Smart Speaker Market




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Summary: <p>On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli:</p><ul> <li>Using the Eve Aqua in a patio-based automated watering system: <a href="http://bit.ly/2wKktTE" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2wKktTE</a> </li> <li>Nearly 70% of the folks who own smart speakers use Amazon Echo devices: <a href="https://tcrn.ch/2vcCqtz" target="_blank">https://tcrn.ch/2vcCqtz</a> </li> <li>The Wyze band is an Alexa-enabled fitness tracker: <a href="http://bit.ly/2urTNGt" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2urTNGt</a> </li> <li>Siri can answer your election questions: <a href="https://tcrn.ch/3c4LGAC" target="_blank">https://tcrn.ch/3c4LGAC</a> </li> <li>Gmail offers support for Siri Shortcuts: <a href="http://bit.ly/392US6M" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/392US6M</a> </li> <li>Apple may let users switch default apps on their iOS devices: <a href="https://bloom.bg/2STBinM" target="_blank">https://bloom.bg/2STBinM</a> </li> <li>You can type Siri queries using Spotlight on iOS: <a href="http://bit.ly/3a2nEUU" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/3a2nEUU</a> </li> <li>Google Nest devices are adding security features to prevent "unauthorized access": <a href="http://bit.ly/2uvOKVw" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2uvOKVw</a> </li> <li>Cooking with a smart display is actually quite nice: <a href="https://wrctr.co/2wLbodd" target="_blank">https://wrctr.co/2wLbodd</a> </li> <li>The Google Assistant finally offers Sonos default-speaker functionality: <a href="http://bit.ly/3c4oKkN" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/3c4oKkN</a> </li> <li>Philips Hue Smart Button: <a href="https://amzn.to/2Pk3M7K" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2Pk3M7K</a> </li> <li>Blue Charm iBeacon: <a href="https://amzn.to/3828YUE" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3828YUE</a> </li> <li>Pushcut app: <a href="https://apple.co/38UCsFa" target="_blank">https://apple.co/38UCsFa</a> </li> <li>Mikah's pick of the week:</li> <li>iFrogz Sound Hub Sync: <a href="https://amzn.to/37UEUtR" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/37UEUtR</a> </li> <li>Matthew's pick of the week:</li> <li>Home Essentials Bundle (Sunya Limited): <a href="https://apple.co/2v1Pl1v" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2v1Pl1v</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/matthew-cassinelli">Matthew Cassinelli</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today">https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today</a></p> <p>Show notes and links for this episode are available here: <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/18">https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/18</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://zapier.com/STT">zapier.com/STT</a></li> <li><a href="http://casper.com/stt">casper.com/stt promo code STT</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/stt">expressvpn.com/stt</a></li> </ul>