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The wackiest (and a few not so wacky) gadgets from CES 2021

As per tradition, here are 10 wacky gadgets from this year’s CES event.

Paranoid privacy tool can jam your smart speaker’s microphone

With smart home devices proliferating, the secondary effect of privacy is becoming a concern. While a majority of consumers are not paying attention to...

All Hands on Tech – Apple Homepod (full review)

ITWC takes a closer look at the Apple Homepod.

Amazon says Alexa Canadian French language support is ‘coming soon’

Alexa is yet to speak Canadian French, but Amazon promises its coming later this year. For smart assistants to learn new languages, they need data.

Hashtag Trending – Sonos files for IPO; your AI might be human; Pokémon Go turns two

Smart speaker maker Sonos goes public. The Guardian writes about certain tech companies using humans to power their AI platforms instead of machine learning....

Hashtag Trending – Washington sues Google and Facebook; ZTE strikes deal with U.S.; Sonos’ new Alexa-enabled speaker

The state of Washington has sued Google and Facebook for allegedly not disclosing who purchased election ads. Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE’s U.S. operations officially get to stay in business. And users appear very interested in Sonos’ new Alexa-enabled smart speaker.

Apple HomePod coming to Canada June 18

The Apple HomePod becomes the third major smart speaker to enter the Canadian market since last Spring, dropping Siri into smart home contention.

Google Home Max review – it’s my new TV soundbar

The Google Home Max provides a versatile and loud addition to the Google Home family of speakers.

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