Neowin News Feed for: Harman

JBL's latest Authentics smart speakers support both Alexa and Google Assistant

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:58:01 +0000

JBL has launched its new Authentics series of smart speakers that starts at $360. The highlight of the speakers is they offer simultaneous support for popular assistants Alexa and Google Assistant. Read more...

SAP and Maersk among 100 new firms to join Amazon's climate pledge

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:20:01 +0000

Amazon has announced the latest expansion of signatories to The Climate Pledge. In this round, 100 new companies joined up including SAP. Under the pledge, companies strive to be net-zero by 2040. Read more...

JBL launches crowdfunding campaign for solar-powered wireless headphones

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:52:01 +0000

Audio accessory maker JBL has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, aiming to measure interest in new solar-charging wireless headphones, which you might never have to plug in. Read more...

Samsung announces DRVLINE autonomous car platform

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:16:02 +0000

Samsung has announced its DRVLINE autonomous car platform which aims to give car makers an open and modular platform to build into their cars. Samsung hopes this will future-proof cars in future. Read more...

Samsung partners with Harman to take on Amazon's Alexa

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:42:01 +0000

Samsung partnered with Harman at IFA 2017 to take on Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant with a 'superior' AI platform based on the Bixby assistant found in flagship Galaxy smartphones. Read more...

HARMAN brings Alexa and Google Assistant on board for its newest speakers

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:04:01 +0000

After announcing a Cortana-powered speaker a few months ago, HARMAN has announced two speakers with support for Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, making three voice assistants available in its range. Read more...

Samsung purchases Harman for $8 billion, its biggest acquisition yet

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:52:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has completed its $8 billion purchase of Harman International Industries, a connected automotive manufacturer. This acquisition is the company's biggest yet. Read more...

Harman Kardon is working on a Cortana-powered speaker for a 2017 release

Rich Woods — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:08:01 +0000

Microsoft announced a number of new Cortana features, and it also confirmed that Harman Kardon will be producing a device that utilizes some of them. It seems to be an Echo-style speaker. Read more...

Samsung Electronics set to purchase Harman International Industries for $8 billion

Ben Moore — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 03:02:01 +0000

Samsung Electronics will purchase Harman International Industries for $8 billion in a deal set to clear in mid-2017. Harman is best known for connective automotive technologies and audio brands. Read more...