Zynga already has a truckload of games available on a variety of devices, including smartphones, Android and iOS tablets, PCs and social media …it’s now embracing an entirely new platform that’s not necessarily associated with games. Google Assistant-enabled devices, like the Nest Hub Max, are primarily used to set timers, control smart lightbulbs, and listen to the radio or playlists from Apple Music or Spotify.
Whether Google Nest Hub Max owners embrace their new-found ability to play an addictive
Words With Friends-style game remains to be seen. As the name suggests,
Daily Word Wheel will present players with a new anagram puzzle in the style of
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Yeelight is a Xiaomi-backed lightning manufacturer that makes some of the best LED smart bulbs you can buy today. Yeelight s differentiation comes from the fact that its products are very affordable: the brand routinely delivers bulbs that are identical in quality to Hue smart bulbs for around half the cost.
I ve used Yeelight smart bulbs for the better part of four years, and they continue to hold up just fine. The brand is now launching its latest LED bulb, dubbed the M2, and the standout feature is Seamless Setup. The bulb is the latest addition to Google s protocol for setting up smart devices with the Google Home app.
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Google Assistant smart displays reveal expanded realm of games
Chris Burns - Dec 16, 2020, 11:29am CST
Today the folks at Google revealed a set of new interactive games available for Google Assistant-enabled smart displays. This move should be well-appreciated by the smart display gift-receivers this holiday season, as well as those that’ve had smart display devices sitting on their countertop this year awaiting new projects and/or activities for the deep dark of winter.
Google’s latest update for Google Assistant on smart displays includes a redesign of the Games lobby. In this update, users will find Featured Games highlighted alongside top-ranked games and recently played games. New games will appear in the featured section.
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The Live Translation feature can translate between six languages.
It is only available in the US at the moment. The Live Translation feature can translate between six languages.
Amazon has announced a feature that will live translate conversations between people who speak different languages. The feature is currently available on select devices running Amazon’s Echo assistant.
This feature is an addition to the multi-lingual skill set that was released in November this year, making the assistant well versed in non-English languages such as Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. At the moment, the feature is only available in the US and might expand to other regions in the future.