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December 8, 2016 06:59 pm GMT
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Google is opening Home to third party developers
Google Home is about to get a lot more useful.
The company is opening its voice-enabled Assistant to developers who can start creating "actions" for the device. Early partners will include media companies like NBC News, Buzzfeed and NPR, as well as consumer apps like Quora, Genius and Todoist.
The idea is similar to the "skills" developers create for Amazon's Echo line: companies can create "Conversation Actions" that link their services to Google Assistant on Home.
Using the actions created by Domino's, for example, you can ask Google Assistant to order you a pizza, or ask for the latest CNN headlines. Read more...
More about Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Google, and GadgetsOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/a5E4sh8f71s/
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