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I don’t know the full answer to that question but when it comes to the “always listening” feature in some of the newest phones and wearables, consumers can rest assured the answer is NO. The batteries would be worn down WAY too fast if it was sending all the audio spoken out to the clouds for analysis. The “always listening”…

Running on the OS level does drain power. Even using the baseband or apps processors can be inefficient. This is why Sensory has ported to processors such as Cirrus Logic, Conexant, DSPG, Realtek, Texas Instruments, Wolfson, and all of the leading IP platforms (ARM, CEVA, Tensilica, Verisilicon, etc.), and many more. Our chip and IP partners are reporting power consumption…

I often get the question, “If Android and Qualcomm offer voice activation for free, why would anyone license from Sensory?” While I’m not sure about Android and Qualcomm’s business models, I do know that decisions are based on accuracy, total added cost (royalties plus hardware requirements to run), power consumption, support, and other variables. Sensory seems to be consistently winning…

Kudos to Apple for kicking it off with Siri, but shame on Apple for so quickly allowing its competitors to get ahead. Kudos to Android for the speech technology devt. It’s really great, but Android – get a clue and hire some marketing people: Apple and Samsung have kicked your butt in branding the speech technology.  I still don’t know…

One of the leakiest announcements in recent memory, Motorola’s new Moto X is expected to be officially announced today. Rather than trying to one up Apple and Samsung with the highest resolution screen and fastest processor, the Moto X competes on its ability to be customized and its intelligent use of low power sensors. With my background, it’s no surprise…