Amazon is working on a premium “Echo-like” speaker powered by the company’s voice assistant Alexa, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. The speaker is expected to come with a 7-inch touchscreen. Continue reading “Amazon reportedly working on a new Echo speaker with a 7-inch touchscreen”
Apple is reportedly working on an Amazon Echo-like smart-home device based on the Siri voice assistant, notes Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple reportedly testing Siri-powered smart home device like Amazon Echo and Google Home”
Earlier this week, it was reported that Apple is working on its own version of Echo like voice home assistant. Now a new report from CNET is offering more details about specifications of the device.
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Last week, Google launched Amazon Echo rival which is dubbed as Google Home. Now, according to a new report from The Information, Apple is working on its own version of Echo like voice home assistant.
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Last week it was reported that Google’s Echo rival is being dubbed as Project Chirp internally. Now, a new report from New York Times is stating that the device will be called as Google Home.
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Earlier in March it was reported that Google is working on Amazon Echo competitor. Now a new report from Re/Code is giving some additional inputs on the upcoming device from Google. Continue reading “Google Chirp is said to be Amazon’s Echo rival”
When you think Amazon, you think e-commerce, but closer to the present, you’d also think about the Fire phone, its failure to make money and so forth, but you never would have imagined that the same company, at this time, would come up with a virtual assistant in the form of a speaker. It is surprising and yes, that’s Amazon’s new product, called Echo, a cloud-powered home speaker that you can talk to. The Echo, always listening and connected to Amazon’s cloud aka AWS, accepts input primarily in voice and can perform many of the functions of already existing virtual assistants like Siri and Cortana. It’s also a bold play for the living room, where information is less personal. The device, priced at $199 for regular people and $99 for Amazon’s Prime customers, is set to launch in the coming weeks, and is currently invite-only.
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