Alexa must like underdogs. Amazon’s virtual assistant, which powers the company’s Echo devices, is predicting a Falcons victory in today’s Super Bowl — despite Atlanta being a 3-point underdog to New England. If you own an Echo, try asking Alexa who will win the Super Bowl. “I think it’ll be a really exciting game with lots of scoring,” she responded today. “The Patriots were favored to win by three points the last I checked, but honestly I think the Falcons offense is going to soar and they will fly home with the win.” It’s not clear as to why Alexa is… Read More
Millions of people watching Super Bowl 51 today will get a taste of Google Home. The tech giant will air a 1-minute Super Bowl advertisement during the big game this afternoon that features its smart speaker. Google just posted the ad here on YouTube. It’s a mash-up of people coming home and using Google’s $129 device to play music, turn on lights, answer questions, and more. If the commercial looks familiar, that’s because Google is re-using the same ad it published online back in October. Google Home debuted this past November and competes directly with Amazon’s popular Echo device. Some reviewers say Home… Read More
Embed from Getty Images The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons — the two best teams in the National Football League — will square off on Sunday in Super Bowl LI, and Microsoft’s Bing search engine is predicting which one will be crowned champions. According to Bing’s number crunching, the Patriots have a 52.3 percent chance of winning, as of Thursday. Bing applies machine-learning web data to inform its predictions on everything from sporting events to political contests. Its “traditional statistical models” are coupled with “social listening and search analysis.” Last year, Bing predicted New England would repeat as Super Bowl champs… Read More
Most football fans will be watching the Super Bowl on TV with a traditional cable feed when the Patriots take on the Falcons at 3:30 p.m. PT Sunday. But for those of you on-the-go or looking for a different option, FOX is streaming the big game for free. That’s right — you won’t need log-in credentials from a cable provider to watch FOX’s Super Bowl stream on Sunday via FOXSportsGo.com or the Fox Sports Go app. CBS did the same for last year’s Super Bowl. However, there are caveats. Given the NFL’s exclusive mobile streaming deal with Verizon, only Verizon customers… Read More
If you won’t be in Houston for the Super Bowl next Sunday but want to feel like you’re there at the big game, new technology is helping make it happen. For the first time ever, NFL fans will be able watch the Super Bowl in virtual reality in near real-time. FOX announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with a company called LiveLike to broadcast highlight packages in VR. The stream features four of the most important plays per quarter, as well as prepared highlights for pre- and post-game. Viewers will have six camera angles to pick from to watch the clips, which will upload… Read More
