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09-24-2016, 02:21 AM
Google's smart speaker will be cheaper than the Amazon Echo, report says
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Amazon might be getting a little worried.
Pricing details for Google's upcoming smart speaker, the Amazon Echo-like Google Home, may have just been leaked and they suggest that Google's speaker will be a lot cheaper than Amazon's.
SEE ALSO: Google sends invite for likely Pixel smartphone launch on Oct. 4 (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/google-pixel-smartphone-launch-invite/)
The speaker will sell for $129 when it goes on sale later this year, according to a report in Android Police. Google Home, which the company first introduced (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/google-home/) at its I/O developer conference in May, is a speaker that also has Google Assistant built in. (You can preview the assistant in the company's new messaging app, Allo (http://mashable.com/2016/09/21/google-allo-app/).) It can also control smart home devices, complete searches and help you manage tasks like managing your grocery list. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/google-home-price-4k-chromecast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Amazon might be getting a little worried.
Pricing details for Google's upcoming smart speaker, the Amazon Echo-like Google Home, may have just been leaked and they suggest that Google's speaker will be a lot cheaper than Amazon's.
SEE ALSO: Google sends invite for likely Pixel smartphone launch on Oct. 4 (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/google-pixel-smartphone-launch-invite/)
The speaker will sell for $129 when it goes on sale later this year, according to a report in Android Police. Google Home, which the company first introduced (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/google-home/) at its I/O developer conference in May, is a speaker that also has Google Assistant built in. (You can preview the assistant in the company's new messaging app, Allo (http://mashable.com/2016/09/21/google-allo-app/).) It can also control smart home devices, complete searches and help you manage tasks like managing your grocery list. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/google-home-price-4k-chromecast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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