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The smart speakers perform well with a "good" (low-latency) Internet connection, which minimizes processing time due to minimal communication round trips, streaming responses and geo-distributed service endpoints. While the application is free, an Amazon account is required, and setup is not possible without one.
Amazon Alexa, or, Alexa, [2] is a virtual assistant technology largely based on a Polish speech synthesizer named Ivona, bought by Amazon in 2013. [3] [4] It was first used in the Amazon Echo smart speaker and the Amazon Echo Dot, Echo Studio and Amazon Tap speakers developed by Amazon Lab126.
Slower charging – Due to the lower efficiency, devices take 15 percent longer to charge when supplied power is the same amount. [10] More expensive – Inductive charging also requires drive electronics and coils in both device and charger, increasing the complexity and cost of manufacturing. [11] [12]
Packet loss occurs when one or more packets of data travelling across a computer network fail to reach their destination. Packet loss is either caused by errors in data transmission, typically across wireless networks, [1] [2] or network congestion. [3]: 36 Packet loss is measured as a percentage of packets lost with respect to packets sent.
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Example of calculation of Average Per-Bit Delivery Cost for a small data-flow. Average Per-Bit Delivery Cost divides the cost of however many bits were actually modulated across a network or component of a network over a period of time by the total operational and amortized capital expenses associated with the network or component over the same time-period, to produce an average cost for the ...
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