Tag: Apple HomePod

Apple is re-grouping and taking on the smart home once again.

Analyst Andrew Left of Citron Research says an Apple acquisition of speaker maker Sonos is likely. Citron Research on Sonos: "Like Peloton and Tesla, Sonos products are widely considered best in class with a brand that is worthy of much higher valuation multiples." That bit of news, as reported by Business Insider,...

Amazon still leads by a wide margin.

Amazon's early bet on Alexa and smart speakers and assistants continues to payoff. A new report today shows CEO Jeff Bezos and team with a still commanding lead in the smart speaker market. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) reported smart speaker market share as of June 30, 2019 as follows: ...

AI-powered smart speakers are convenient. But, for the most part, they could sound much better.

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 to a new report, there are now over 66 million smart speaker devices in the U.S. That's up about 25% from the year prior (53...

Wemo today announced that its Mini Wifi Smart Plug now supports Apple HomeKit. That means you can now use your iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and even the HomePod speaker to control devices connected to the Wemo Mini plug. You can also use Siri to give voice commands -- "Siri, turn...

"Alexa, take a victory lap." Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) soared today in after-hours trading thanks to Q4 results that blew away expectations. Short of it: $60B revenue; $2.1B operating income. For a company as big as Amazon -- it's hard to fathom. Meanwhile, Google's parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) missed its...

In the battle for the home, price does matter.

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.