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July 2017

26 Jul 2017

Reviewing the Voice Recognition Competition: Alexa, Google, Siri and Cortana

By SURE Universal

Voice recognition seems to be on everyone’s mind, with all of the major players in the game. But who is really winning this competition?

It’s 5 pm, and you’re sitting in your living room, relaxing and streaming media to your Smart TV with the SURE Universal Remote app.

Out of the blue, your virtual assistant reads a text from a friend out loud, inviting you to dinner. You ask your AI to respond with a “yes,” and order you an Uber while you go upstairs to get ready.

Before you leave, you ask to set an alarm for 7 am the following morning. Your ride arrives, and you head off for dinner.

It sounds like something from a futuristic science fiction film, doesn’t it? But, with the recent growth in artificial intelligence (AI), it’s fast becoming a reality.

When it comes to AI and voice recognition, you have plenty of choices. Between the Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Amazon’s Alexa, there is a smart home virtual assistant available for most devices.

Let’s find out more about them.

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20 Jul 2017

SURE Universal Introduces the First Software-Defined IoT Platform Based on Open Connectivity Foundation Standard

By SURE Universal

SURE Universal Ltd. Delivers a Complete Software Solution for IoT Based on OCF Standard Which Ensures Interoperability Between Different Appliance and Manufacturers

Tel Aviv — SURE Universal Ltd. introduces the Software-Defined IoT (SD-IoTTM) platform as the next-generation software solution for digital media, Smart Home, and IoT. At MWC Shanghai in July 2017, SURE Universal demonstrated an Android based Set-Top Box (STB) that includes both Smart TV and IoT gateway functionality based on OCF protocol.

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19 Jul 2017

Are Robotics the Future?

By SURE Universal

With news stories like Amazon’s alleged use of drones to deliver packages, some people wonder how integral robotics might be in the future.

The popularity of films like Wall-E shows we’re ready to embrace robots in our daily life. They’re an easy way to pass on the chores we don’t want to do. With advances in machine learning and more advanced artificial intelligence (AI), a future like the one seen in The Jetsons might not be too far away.

Let’s look at some of the robotics that may become commonplace in the next few years.

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12 Jul 2017

DVDs vs Streaming: Which is Better?

By SURE Universal

DVDs are becoming less and less common, and big video rental stores are dying out. Is streaming really the better option?

Do you remember the days of visiting a video rental store on a weekend? How long would you spend browsing the huge range of titles, guessing how good the movie would be based on the cover?

With the demise of Blockbuster in 2013, the film rental culture looked as though it might die out. People continued to buy DVDs and Blu-ray discs, though the sales of physical media fell by 17% in the UK in 2016, compared to a 23% boost for digital streaming revenue.

With improving internet speeds and better streaming devices, will streaming overtake DVDs as the platform of choice for film viewing?

Let’s look at the battle between DVDs and streaming.

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05 Jul 2017

IoT Wearables and Your Health

By SURE Universal

The boom in wearable devices has accelerated alongside the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) within the smart home.

Tech Republic predicts there will be 780 million wearable devices by the end of 2018.

If you haven’t encountered wearable devices yet, they often take the form of smartwatches or fitness trackers like the FitBit. They track the health and physical progress of the wearer.

They sound futuristic, but wearable technology isn’t new. The calculator wrist watch appeared in the 1970s. Steve Mann introduced the wearable webcam in 1994 – decades before GoPro made wearable cameras popular.

The Nike+iPod emerged in 2006, which saw a user’s movements synced to the music on their iPod. Google Glass first appeared in 2011, and both the Apple Watch and FitBit arrived in just the past few years.

But, when you consider the advancement in wearables combined with the latest in IoT technology, the future looks exciting and the possibilities are almost endless.

Let’s take a look at what’s in store when it comes to wearables and your health.

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