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Demon Seed: Google Home automations get more trigger options to rival Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.29.2023

Google has announced new triggers and actions for its smart home automation platform. In the blog post yesterday Google says it has added 9 new…

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Yes, Apple should buy Sonos

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.25.2020

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…

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Trendspotting: Smart speaker growth expected to slow

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.11.2020

Amazon still leads by a wide margin.

Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $0.99 and 1 month of Amazon Music Unlimited for $9.99 with Auto-renewal

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Amazon Deal Alert: Echo Dot smart speaker only $0.99 with paid 1 month subscription to Amazon Music

BY MIKE CARRALL — 10.23.2019

Here’s a great deal for those looking for an affordable, do-it-all smart speaker. Amazon is offering the Echo Dot for only $0.99. The deal is…

Amazon Echo leads smart speaker market with 76% share

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Trendspotting: Amazon Echo still leads smart speaker market at 70% share, followed by Google Home at 25% (Report)

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.08.2019

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…

Trendspotting: Amazon Echo Dot dominates voice-activated digital assistant market

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Amazon sets sights on Sonos, developing rival high-end audio speaker

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.12.2019

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

Introducing Echo Show 5 – Compact smart display with Alexa

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Smart Home News: Amazon Echo Show 5 smart speaker takes on Google Nest Hub

BY MIKE CARRALL — 05.29.2019

Say hello to Amazon’s new, compact smart display, the Echo Show 5. Given the success of smart home devices — and especially smart speakers —…

Google Assistant: Now featuring the voice of John Legend

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John Legend can now respond to your commands (and serenade you) on Google Assistant

BY MIKE CARRALL — 04.03.2019

“Hey, Google, serenade me”

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Sonos One 2nd gen gets updated internals — app still better than Amazon Echo

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.06.2019

The superb Sonos App for music control keeps its speakers like the Sonos One a step ahead.

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Trendspotting: Smart speaker sales top 66 million units, Amazon Echo leads with 70% market share

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.05.2019

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…