Microsoft today announced the launch of new neural text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities in Azure Cognitive Services, its suite of AI-imbued APIs and SDKs, that enable developers to tailor the voice of their apps and services to fit their brand. Each of three new styles — newscast, customer service, and digital assistant …
Read More »Envision brings AI to Google Glass to help visually impaired users see
Google Glass might not have made the best impression when it first came out years ago, but the concept of a glasses-sized computer with a small screen, camera, and speaker had promise, particularly for specific applications. Today, Envision is debuting Envision Glasses, an AI-powered augmentation of Google Glass that can …
Read More »Hipster Whale’s Crossy Road Castle brings goofy laughs to Apple Arcade
Hipster Whale is known for zany mobile games like Crossy Road and Pac-Man 256. And last Thursday, the Melbourne, Australia-based studio released Crossy Road Castle for Apple Arcade. It’s the latest way that Apple is luring gamers to its $ 5 a month subscription service, and it’s will test whether …
Read More »Charrúa Soccer brings South American warrior football to Apple Arcade
Charrúa Soccer debuted this week on Apple Arcade and it gives us a window into the culture of Uruguayan soccer. It may not seem like the indigenous South American Charrúa people have much to do with an Apple Arcade game, but 500 years ago, this warrior tribe of Uruguay, Argentina, and …
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