smart speakers
Talking home devices
Smart speakers are wireless devices that respond to voice commands, typically used to play music, answer questions, control other devices, or set timers and reminders.
They connect to the internet and use voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant: The smart speaker turned on the lights when I asked it to.
The technology has raised privacy concerns since the devices are always listening for their wake words.
Virtual home assistant
- Google AssistantVoice-activated digital aide
- SiriDigital voice helper
- CortanaMicrosoft's virtual assistant
- skillsLearned competencies
actions · wake word · Echo · third-party apps · commands · queries · reminders · timers
Wireless network standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- pairingJoining two together
- syncCoordinate timing or data
- networkInterconnected system
router · streaming · interoperability · protocol · mesh network · Zigbee · Matter · thread
Audio input device
- voice commandSpoken order to technology
- activationSetting into operation
- speech recognitionMachines understanding human talk
- wake wordPhrase activating voice assistant
utterance · dictation · hands-free · respond · listen · prompt · instruct · natural language
Technology controlling household systems
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- doorbellEntry alert device
- security cameraMounted recording device
- routinesEstablished sequences of actions
scenes · scheduling · IoT · sensor · voice-activated
Audio reproduction faithfulness
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- trebleHigh frequency range
- equalizerWhat evens things out
- volumeAmount of space filled
acoustics · playback · music streaming · podcasts · audiobooks · radio · Spotify · Dolby
Control that kills audio
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
- recordingsStored audio or video
- encryptionConverting data into code
- opt-outChoose not to participate
deletion · consent · cloud storage · eavesdropping · security concerns · permissions · transparency
Alexa
Virtual home assistant
- Google AssistantVoice-activated digital aide
- SiriDigital voice helper
- CortanaMicrosoft's virtual assistant
skills · actions · wake word · Echo · third-party apps · commands · queries · reminders · timers · alarms
Wi-Fi
Wireless network standard
network · router · streaming · interoperability · protocol · mesh network · Zigbee · Matter · thread · wireless
microphone
Audio input device
- voice commandSpoken order to technology
- activationSetting into operation
- speech recognitionMachines understanding human talk
wake word · utterance · dictation · hands-free · respond · listen · prompt · instruct · natural language · talk
home automation
Technology controlling household systems
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- doorbellEntry alert device
- security cameraMounted recording device
routines · scenes · scheduling · IoT · sensor · voice-activated
sound quality
Audio reproduction faithfulness
volume · acoustics · playback · music streaming · podcasts · audiobooks · radio · Spotify · Dolby · spatial audio
mute button
Control that kills audio
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
- recordingsStored audio or video
- encryptionConverting data into code
opt-out · deletion · consent · cloud storage · eavesdropping · security concerns · permissions · transparency
- smart home gadgetsdimmer switches, light panels
- Language Technologynatural language processing, NLP, machine translation, speech recognition, text-to-speech
- Touchlesscontactless, automatic doors, automatic door, hand dryers, automatic flush
- Bose productsheadphones, soundbars, earbuds, wireless headphones
- Smart TechnologyIoT, connectivity, 5G, 5G networks, Bluetooth
- voice technologyspeech recognition, voice commands, virtual assistants, digital assistant, AI assistant
smart speakerspassive speakers
Speakers lacking internal amplification
phonographs · gramophones · crystal radios · radios · transistor radios
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