Voice-controlled home assistant is like a nicer HAL 9000

by Laura Domela

Home automation is all over CES 2013. Tucked away in a small booth is Ivee, a company known for its voice-controlled alarm clocks. The newest Ivee creation is the Sleek, a voice-controlled home automation gateway.

You can tell Sleek to turn down the temperature, report stock prices, and share the weather. A pleasant woman’s voice communicates with you in turn. This really is like having a HAL for your home, only this particular device hasn’t reached sentience yet. She doesn’t seem to have Siri’s snarky streak, but if you ask her, “Who is Siri?” Sleek will reply, “She is not important.”
via cnet

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Voice-controlled home assistant is like a nicer HAL 9000

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