I already have a great Bluetooth speaker — I bought a Marshall Stanmore last year — and both my iOS and Android phones already have
excellent voice assistants.
Sure, Google has
an excellent voice assistant, but Google's smart speaker hardware has so far proven to be buggy, and it doesn't have the developer partnerships that Amazon has for Alexa.
Google Now is often hailed as
an excellent voice assistant, however it's taken a back seat to the more widely publicized Siri.
Not exact matches
The iPhone 4S has some nice changes under the hood — including the
voice - recognizing personal
assistant Siri and an
excellent 8 - megapixel camera — but it looks virtually identical to its predecessor.
The audio comprises of
excellent performances from the cast of
voice - over artists including Jim Manney
voicing Major Fletcher, Dave Hilton
voices Policeman 2, Lauren Lee
voicing CEO,
Assistant and Haven Dispatch, Larry O'Brien as Haven and Policeman 1, Dustin Parkhurst as HQ Operator and Bob Walter as Professor Novak and Spike One.
Abode Iota adds
voice control to this
excellent home security system including support for Alexa, Google
Assistant, and Siri via Apple HomeKit.
That means it's great as a home
voice assistant for those who don't want the music, or great as a home
voice assistant paired with an all - powerful stereo for
excellent sound too.
For Sonos fans and music fans after a smart speaker that delivers
excellent sound quality for its size, a great design and fantastic integrated Alexa
voice control, as well as the option of Google
Assistant in the future, the Sonos One won't disappoint.
It will cost over $ 150 more than Harman Kardon's Cortana - enabled Invoke and the
excellent Sonos One — a frenemy that has promised to add support for Apple's Siri
voice assistant in 2018.
From interactive stories to bingo, Amazon's
voice assistant makes an
excellent game master and can keep you entertained for hours.
How this impacts the competition remains a bit unclear, but fusing two
excellent platforms together surely makes for a deadly
voice assistant combo.
If you don't care about its lack of a
voice assistant, the Bose SoundLInk Revolve + is an
excellent speaker at home and on the go, but if you like your speakers with a bit of intellect, you'll have to look elsewhere.