Tag: Amazon Echo
Trendspotting: Smart speaker sales top 66 million units, Amazon Echo leads with 70% market share
This past holiday season the smart speaker was the hot seller. No surprise then that the market continues to grow at a rapid pace.
According...
Replacing Sonos with Amazon Echo & Alexa – is it a good idea?
As a long-time fan of Sonos products such as the Sonos One and Play:5 speakers I've been watching Amazon Echo products with interest. I...
Amazon Echo: The one thing that drives me (and others) absolutely bonkers
Try "Alexa, ..."
For all the amazing capability voice assistants bring to our homes, there's often a gotcha here or there, after all this is...
Trendspotting: Echo Dot smart speaker leads way for Amazon on Cyber Monday
We love the Echo Dot. In fact we really, really love the tiny smart speaker. If there was any doubt about our obsession with...
Amazon unveils new Echo Show with larger 10″ screen, better sound
Amazon today unveiled a 2nd generation Echo show featuring a larger screen. You can now get the Alexa-powered speaker with a 10" screen and...
Smart Home News: “Hey Google, wake me up to some jazz in 30 minutes”
Okay Google, wake me up in 30 minutes to some funky jazz.
And there you go. You can now use ask Google Home to wake...
Trendspotting: Mini helps Google Home reach 31% share of smart speaker market
In the battle for the home, price does matter.
Apple HomePod a tough sell especially without multi-room music
You have to really, really love Apple (and Apple Music!) for the HomePod to be a smarter buyer than the reasonably priced alternatives from Amazon and Google and Sonos.
Sonos app gets dark Now Playing screen, improved menus
You've got to hand it to the Sonos team.
Despite the crush of competition for whole home audio from heavyweights such as Amazon (Echo), Google...
HomePod delay a massive miss by Apple
Delaying HomePod to 2018 means Apple will lose buyers to Amazon and Google this holiday season. It could be a very costly decision.