These gadgets are always listening
CBC Radio | Posted: January 16, 2015 10:16 PM | Last Updated: January 16, 2015
From Amazon Echo, to Point, to Withings Home, a new wave of consumer electronics are always listening to you. These devices use sophisticated microphones, and can be programmed to answer questions, or alert you if something sounds out of the ordinary. Nora talks to Michael Casey, a professor of music and computer science at Dartmouth College, to understand the trend towards always-listening gadgets.