Harman Kardon, JBL, Sony and other
speaker manufacturers launched competitors to Amazon Echo in 2017 and Google Home made big strides by rapidly growing its user base by selling more than 10 million devices.
Harman Kardon, JBL, Sony and other
speaker manufacturers launched competitors to Amazon Echo in 2017 and Google Home made big..
Not exact matches
Samsung is reportedly working on its own competing product, codenamed «Vega», while
manufacturers such as Harman Kardon and HP are also preparing to
launch speakers using Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant.
Xiaomi, a top global smartphone
manufacturer headquartered in China, earlier today
launched a smart
speaker rival to take on Alibaba's Tmall Genie X1 and JD.com's LingLong DingDong.
All you need are a PC with a microphone and
speakers, though the app will
launch on specific
manufacturer devices first.
This fall, some of the biggest
manufacturers like Bose, Denon, Harman, LG, and many others are
launching speakers that support Spotify Connect.
Launched a few years ago, Spotify Connect effectively allows
manufacturers to give their internet - enabled
speakers built - in Spotify powers, such that you can control them straight from the Spotify app.
Qualcomm says that the Smart Audio Platform with Cortana support is expected to be available in the first half of this year, but since this is aimed at
manufacturers and not consumers directly, smart
speakers likely won't
launch for consumers to pick up until the second half of the year as
manufacturers will need time to work with the platform before they can develop and produce products to sell.
In addition, Google has its own home assistant
speaker and Microsoft is also partnering up with various
manufacturers to
launch home
speakers powered by its Cortana home assistant.
Genius, one of the world's leading
manufacturers of computer peripherals and smart phone accessories, has
launched its new range of
speakers, the SW — A2.1 700 for desktop and laptop users — combining vivid, rich sound with simplicity and elegant design.