because Google wanted to launch its new voice assistant with both a male and female voice. Unfortunately, the systems Google used to create its new “assistant” were only trained using female data, which meant they performed better with female voices. … Continue reading →

It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself as a … Continue reading →

Google Assistant From the Google app for Android or iOS, tap your profile picture (top right), then choose Assistant settings, and Assistant voice. The choices you see will vary depending on your region and the language your device is set … Continue reading →

The JBL has better bass, a longer battery life & can charge other stuff. Bose has good bass, is smaller, lighter & a little more portable. Both have good volume. The JBL is also water resistant. Are JBL speakers good … Continue reading →

Reverberation can be reduced by using some kind of material on the walls or ceiling of the room that absorbs the sound waves rather than reflecting it. Plastics, fibreboards, or curtains are some of the substances that are used to … Continue reading →

Tech reporter Vincent Chang answers. It is safe to sleep next to a wireless router as it produces radio waves that, unlike X-rays or gamma rays, do not break chemical bonds or cause ionisation in humans. In other words, radio … Continue reading →

As night time falls, you can still see those across the lake but now you can hear them as if they are standing right next to you. This phenomena is due to the refraction of sound waves and temperature plays … Continue reading →

No, we cannot hear each other on the moon’s surface because sound requires medium for transmission. It cannot travel through vacuum.It cannot travel so vacuum. So the moon surface it cannot travel because there is a vacuum or it requires … Continue reading →

Sound waves traveling through air are indeed longitudinal waves with compressions and rarefactions. As sound passes through air (or any fluid medium), the particles of air do not vibrate in a transverse manner. What type of waves are sound waves? … Continue reading →

To control reverberation time, acoustic absorption is used. Absorbent materials conventionally take two forms; fibrous materials or open-celled foam. Fibrous materials absorb sound as sound waves force the fibres to bend and this bending of the fibres generates heat. How … Continue reading →

If you’re in the market for a cheap wireless speaker that can make calls, control your smart home and play the occasional song or two, the Amazon Echo Dot is easily one of the best smart speakers on the market … Continue reading →

To disconnect the microphones on your Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Show, press the microphone off button. Press the microphone button . A red light will appear on the device. To turn on the microphone, press the button again. Where … Continue reading →

You can also stream music from your mobile device to your Echo via Bluetooth. With your phone or tablet nearby, say “Alexa, pair,” and your Echo goes into pairing mode. Open the Bluetooth settings screen on your device and wait … Continue reading →

The Echo Dot can work as a standalone speaker without Alexa and other features; all you need is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled. You also don’t need any other Amazon devices to use the Echo Dot, although you might want to … Continue reading →

Echo Amazon Echo unpacked, January 2015 Release date November 6, 2014 (Amazon Prime and invited members) June 23, 2015 (released in the U.S.) September 28, 2016 (released in the U.K.) October 26, 2016 (released in Germany) Introductory price US$179.99 GB?149.99 … Continue reading →