Microsoft Pushing Cortana To Work With Refrigerators, Thermostats And Almost Everything Else

While Microsoft is preparing for the release of Windows 10 IoT Core for a multitude of devices, the Redmond giant is also quietly pushing for the availability of Cortana in all the devices that the Windows 10 software variant will be supporting. This is based on the information Microsoft officials provided last week at WinHEC 2016 in Shenzhen that has come to light early this week. In a presentation, entitled "Cortana and the Speech Platform," Microsoft officials revealed to OEM partners what the company's big move for its advanced voice assistant is all about. ZDNet has learned that the tech giant is preparing for its PCs and device partners to utilize the "Wake on Voice from Modern Standby" and "Far-field Voice" functionality of Cortana through the Creators Update that is arriving in Spring 2017. The "Wake on Voice from Modern Standby" technology enables Cortana to control devices from their inactive state.