In late 2013, the Spike Jonze film Her imagined a future where people would form emotional connections with AI voice assistants. Nearly 12 years later, that fictional premise has veered closer to ...

Sonos devices have supported Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant for almost five years now. The Sonos One from 2017 was the first speaker the company made with built-in microphones, and almost every ...

Rare, Microsoft's favourite Kinect developer, is said to be prepping a major voice control demo for E3. "[Rare's] working very hard on a big demo at E3 that will involve the voice aspect far more ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. When Sonos Voice Control was announced last month, ...