{"id":8441,"date":"2016-06-03T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T12:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=8441"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:17:40","slug":"home-assistant-the-new-friend-of-radio-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/home-assistant-the-new-friend-of-radio-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Home assistant &#8211; the new friend of radio stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The home voice assistant\u00a0is something <strong>more than<\/strong> <strong>just a simple<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>gadget<\/strong>. It&rsquo;s a <strong>real opportunity<\/strong> <strong>for radio stations<\/strong> to become the beating\u00a0heart of all homes. While Google has just announced its arrival on the <strong>market of voice assistants<\/strong>\u00a0alongside Amazon, we ask ourselves if this new device is a call for the<strong> return of radio<\/strong> in our living rooms.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It&rsquo;s no longer a secret that the giants of high-tech dream of invading the spaces where we live. From the kitchen to the living room, these new vocal assistants are able to answer several more or less complex queries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Equipped with an <strong>artificial intelligence<\/strong>, you can control all connected objects in your home <em>(speakers, light, TV, etc.)<\/em>. To do this you just have to ask out loud.<\/p>\n<div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8461 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation.png\" alt=\"google-home-radiostation\" width=\"696\" height=\"251\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation.png 696w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-640x231.png 640w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-680x245.png 680w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-500x180.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-400x144.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-200x72.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-50x18.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/251;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation.png\" alt=\"google-home-radiostation\" width=\"696\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation.png 696w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-640x231.png 640w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-680x245.png 680w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-500x180.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-400x144.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-200x72.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-home-radiostation-50x18.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><\/div>\u00a0The main function that we&rsquo;ll be keeping in mind with this new device: music management in general and the fact that it&rsquo;s essentially a sound system for living spaces.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #f15c22;\">Who is on board?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8454 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon.png\" alt=\"amazon\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 60px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 60\/60;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon.png\" alt=\"amazon\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/noscript>Already <strong>existing<\/strong> <strong>hands-free<\/strong> speaker <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa\/dp\/B00X4WHP5E?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Echo<\/a><\/strong>. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to <strong>play music<\/strong>, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more\u2014instantly. <strong>All you have to do is ask<\/strong>. For now, this voice assistant seems to be limited by Amazon&rsquo;s partner services, although it already allows radio stations present on TuneIn to be easily accessed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8455 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google.png\" alt=\"google\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 60px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 60\/60;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google.png\" alt=\"google\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/noscript>Last month, Google presented\u00a0their voice-activated home product and direct rival of Amazon Echo &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/home.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/home.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Home<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Google Home is a device packed with possibilities and will respond to to several more or less complex requests thanks to the know-how of Google. One of the forces of Google Home has to be the simultaneous management of different speakers in the house.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8456 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple.png\" alt=\"apple\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 60px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 60\/60;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple.png\" alt=\"apple\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/noscript><strong>Apple<\/strong> has yet to formally comment on the subject, although the California based company is already trying to seduce developers with its platform, <strong>HomeKit<\/strong>.This platform offers developers the ability to take advantage of Siri services to control connected objects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #f15c22;\">An Opportunity for Radio Stations<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The connected home is something that people have been talking about for years but the integration of a vocal assistant in the heart of your house could be the new battlefield of high-tech giants. Voice controlled assistants would provide online r<strong>adio stations<\/strong> with the opportunity to\u00a0<strong>be present<\/strong>\u00a0in each home along with the possibility to <strong>be <\/strong><strong>closer<\/strong> to your listeners, family and daily life. <div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8459 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo.png\" alt=\"amazon-echo\" width=\"696\" height=\"251\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo.png 696w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-640x231.png 640w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-680x245.png 680w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-500x180.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-400x144.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-200x72.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-50x18.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/251;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo.png\" alt=\"amazon-echo\" width=\"696\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo.png 696w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-640x231.png 640w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-680x245.png 680w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-500x180.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-400x144.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-200x72.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-echo-50x18.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><\/div> Using just your voice, your listeners can decide to listen to your radio station from the Tunein platform (example: \u00ab\u00a0SYSTEM NAME &#8211; Launch my favorite radio station in the kitchen!\u00a0\u00bb).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While waiting for the arrival of these new assistants, why not<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/add-your-radio-station-to-tunein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add your Radio Station to TuneIn<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We hope that this article will has enlightened you on the future of radio and its opportunities! If you have any tips or ideas to share with the RadioKing community, <strong>we\u2019d love to hear<\/strong> them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The home voice assistant\u00a0is something more than just a simple\u00a0gadget. It&rsquo;s a real opportunity for radio stations to become the beating\u00a0heart of all homes. While Google has just announced its arrival on the market of voice assistants\u00a0alongside Amazon, we ask ourselves if this new device is a call for the return of radio in our living rooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":13943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8441"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8441"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30043,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8441\/revisions\/30043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}