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For several years now, California-based Martian has produced stylish smartwatches that hark back to more traditional designs. Its latest smartwatch, the mVoice G2, is the biggest blend of old and new yet, combining mechanical watch hands with a full round OLED display.

​Besides talking into a shoe, the most spy-like way to take a phone call is to just stick your finger in your ear. Orii allows you to do that, thanks to bone conduction technology that sends vibrations through your hand to directly stimulate the little ear bones responsible for hearing.

​Ikea has moved to improve the functionality of its line of Wi-Fi-connected lights known as Trådfri, announcing that in the coming months they will become compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple's Siri to offer users another means of setting the mood.

Why are Apple, Samsung and Google marketing AI assistants so earnestly? They're not just battling for phone sales. They're also battling to control your entire consumer technology ecosystem.

Ford has conducted its first major on-the-fly update of its Sync software. The update can be applied to any Ford vehicle from model year 2011 forward that has the second-generation of Sync.

Researchers at MIT are building a sophisticated algorithm to help with time-sensitive planning, estimating your chances of success and even suggesting alternate approaches that are more likely to succeed.

Apple's CarPlay announcement would have caught the attention of drivers with iPhones attached to their wrists. Now, Pioneer has now come to the party, launching three multimedia systems that can be fitted to any vehicle and feature Apple CarPlay, offering smartphone control from behind the wheel.

Apple has launched CarPlay, a means of bringing iOS to the car dashboard. CarPlay allows users to access their iPhone's functionality using the dashboard interface in their vehicle. Users will be able to make calls, use maps, listen to music and access messages using voice control.

If you're going to spend hundreds of dollars on a smartwatch, what's the most important feature you'd want it to have? Notifications? Fitness tracking? At the top of our list might be voice control. Read on, as Gizmag reviews the Martian Watch: a device that puts Siri and Google Now on your wrist.

Okamura Corporation has unveiled a desktop robot assistant that responds to your voice.

Will Apple bring Siri and Maps to OS X 10.9?

Apple's Eyes Free system will bring its voice-activated vixen Siri to luxury and mainstream automobiles.