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Voice Activated IOT While the average person speaks about 15,000 words a day, they are increasingly speaking those words into the machine. The adoption of a smart speaker has been rapid, with voice assistants like Alexa setting the speed. Today 53 million people in the U.S. already own at least one owner. The number of voice assistants in US homes has doubled since 2018 (up to 25 million) and will increase to 275 million by 2023. That equates to 1,000% growth in just five years, according to Juniper Research. Smart speakers are not the only voice command tools out there. Smart speaker apps work on smartphones and tablets as well. One vendor, for example, offers a voice control device that can be customized to a company or word processor and operates offline. One offers a smart TV equipped with a visual assistant. Thirdly it provides voice communication in the production and construction environments, allowing employees to easily access relevant information...