Google, Amazon, and Sonos All Redesigned Their Smart Speakers, Except Apple
Between 2017 and 2021, Amazon’s devices division burned through over $25 billion, with Alexa and Echo hardware at the center of almost every bad quarter….
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After 6 Years, Google Finally Remembered To Launch A New Smart Speaker, This Time with Gemini Built-in
The Nest Audio came out in September 2020. If you bought one that fall, you were probably still navigating pandemic grocery runs and wondering when…
Google’s $99 Gemini Speaker Is About to Land
The smart speaker category has been quietly stagnating. Go ahead and look around your house. Chances are there’s a Nest Audio or an Amazon Echo…
A Burned-Out Xiaomi Phone Now Runs Gemini AI Inside a Retro TV Case
The smart home speaker market has settled into a familiar aesthetic. Smooth cylinders, matte finishes, and understated designs meant to disappear into a room are…
IRIS 4.0 is a Fabric-Covered Smart Speaker Orb That Watches from Above
Smart speakers usually sit on kitchen counters, bookshelves, or bedside tables, plastic cylinders and pucks buried behind plants and picture frames. Their microphones and speakers…
Amazon Built A Better Siri and HomePod Mini Before Apple…
It’s always a little funny watching the tech giants trip over each other, but I have to admit, I didn’t see this one coming. For…
Zoey smart home assistant doubles as a portable speaker that sticks to any metal surface
The Zoey smart home assistant concept represents a harmonious blend of aesthetics and elegant design. This smart speaker can be detached from the dock so…
Shell-shaped smart speaker brings cool minimalist feel to a home staple
Smart speakers in our homes aren’t luxury items or just for early adapters anymore. It’s become a common gadget for the digitally savvy to have…
Google Next-inspired Omni Smart Speaker has integrated display to show what’s happening in real-time
Google Nest has had a fair share of success thanks to its built-in Google Assistant capabilities. The capable speaker has been the first introduction to…
Amazon Echo Spot returns with a fresh new look that ditches the camera
We rarely hear about new smart speakers these days. Either they have died off or that all wireless speakers are expected to be smart anyway….
Phone-powered smart speaker concept reads your mood to play the right music for work
Not everyone likes listening to music, but even those will perhaps begrudgingly agree that certain kinds of music can have different effects on one’s mood…
Apple HomePod with a Screen is coming to revive a forgotten smart home category
Although they look and seem like they’re made just for playing music, smart speakers are, of course, a lot more capable than simple wireless speakers….