Author: Chris Welch
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Up to this point, TVs that come loaded with Amazon’s Fire TV software (or even Roku OS for that matter) have stuck to LCD. But today Amazon has announced that an OLED Fire TV Edition is on the way — just not in the United States, unfortunately. The company has partnered with Grundig to release two versions of an OLED TV: one will have far-field voice microphones built in for hands-free Alexa control and, in case that creeps you out, the other one won’t include the mics. (You'll just get the usual Alexa voice remote where you hold the button down to issue commands.)
Are we ready for Alexa microphones inside our TVs? We’re still in the midst of controversy over strangers listening to our recordings to improve Alexa’s accuracy. This...
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Up to this point, TVs that come loaded with Amazon’s Fire TV software (or even Roku OS for that matter) have stuck to LCD. But today Amazon has announced that an OLED Fire TV Edition is on the way — just not in the United States, unfortunately. The company has partnered with Grundig to release two versions of an OLED TV: one will have far-field voice microphones built in for hands-free Alexa control and, in case that creeps you out, the other one won’t include the mics. (You'll just get the usual Alexa voice remote where you hold the button down to issue commands.)
Are we ready for Alexa microphones inside our TVs? We’re still in the midst of controversy over strangers listening to our recordings to improve Alexa’s accuracy. This...
Continue reading…
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