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May 18, 2016 05:22 pm GMT

Google Home is a colorful answer to the Amazon Echo

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Alexa, Google’s aiming to steal your throne.

Google announced on stage at its annual developer conference a smart home device called Google Home that will directly compete with the Amazon Echo speaker, the current darling of the budding tech category.

The device, which looks similar to Google’s OnHub Wi-Fi router and works alongside its new Google Assistant software (similar to Alexa’s virtual assistant), will serve as master of ceremonies to your smart home. Like the Echo, the speaker will answer questions and complete tasks, like dimming the lights and play music. But Google teases this device might even be smarter, thanks to its ability to change colors and keep the conversation going thanks to a learning algorithm.  Read more...

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