Sentence examples for asking the device from inspiring English sources

Asking the device to "open YouTube" will take you to a screen with a list of recommended videos and… nothing else.

Once parents and teachers began modeling daily use of their smart speakers, perhaps it became inevitable that kids would begin asking the devices for help with their homework.

Getting pre-recorded news briefs from NPR or the BBC is good, but you can't ask the device to tell you where the stock market ended up on the day.

According to Wired, Google claims the loss of flexibility isn't worth it, suggesting that it's better to have your friends be able to ask the device questions when they're visiting.

For example, Tide has created an Alexa skill that enables people to ask the device how to remove various stains.

Instead of opening a laptop, opening a program like Excel and finding the numbers, you simply ask the device and get the answer instantly.

Why not ask the device, "Show me the stock levels and expiration dates of dairy products from manufacturer X"? Natural language processing would turn this into a query and pull up the report -- developments are already underway.

The airport started its trial of Glass last month, and has developed a Glass app which lets staff ask the device for gate or aircraft data and have the results displayed via the headset or on their smartphone.

You can now not only ask the device questions or command it to do things like order food for delivery, or dim your connected lights, but you can see things now, too.

They also like to ask the devices for random facts and jokes or whatever impulsive idea pops into their heads.

Customers are asking for the device, so carriers have to respond, he said, noting that Sprint had marketed several other wireless e-mail services before turning to the BlackBerry.