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Amazon Expected To Control 70 Pct Of US Smart Speaker Market By Next Year
Amazon // February 11, 2020

Amazon holds the dominant edge in the market for smart speakers, as about 70 percent of people in the U.S. who use the devices are using an Amazon Echo, according to a report Monday (Feb. 9) by eMarketer. That makes the online retail behemoth the...

Alexa Marches To Ubiquity With New Device Lineup
Amazon // September 21, 2018

Amazon put on a product pageant on Thursday (Sept. 20), one centered around its Alexa voice-assistant technology, and one of the main themes that came out of that Seattle event is a reminder of how badly the eCommerce operator wants to live inside your house...

Sonos CEO Says Google Assistant Integration Should Come Before Holidays
Voice Activation // August 03, 2018

Sonos, the newly-public smart speaker company, which debuted on the Nasdaq Thursday (August 3), is gearing up to roll out integration with Google Assistant soon. In an interview with The Verge, Patrick Spence, chief executive of Sonos, said the integration should come “later this year”...

Samsung Levels Sights on Amazon in Bixby Speaker Bout
What's Hot // August 24, 2017

The smart speaker war is heating up. Samsung is entering the fray. News came Wednesday that the tech giant – in addition to bringing the Galaxy Note 8 to market next month – is in the midst of working on a smart speaker that will...

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Sonos Targets Cafes, Coffee Shops For Subscription Services

March 10, 2020
Speaker company Sonos said it plans to begin selling bundles of speakers to businesses in response to purchases already being made by many customers. The initiative will focus on a host of different business types, such as coffee shops, cafes, gyms, offices and yoga studios, which often need a multitude of speakers. Sonos said it has […]

Amazon Expected To Control 70 Pct Of US Smart Speaker Market By Next Year

February 11, 2020
Amazon holds the dominant edge in the market for smart speakers, as about 70 percent of people in the U.S. who use the devices are using an Amazon Echo, according...

Alexa Marches To Ubiquity With New Device Lineup

September 21, 2018
Amazon put on a product pageant on Thursday (Sept. 20), one centered around its Alexa voice-assistant technology, and one of the main themes that came out of that Seattle event...

Sonos CEO Says Google Assistant Integration Should Come Before Holidays

August 03, 2018
Sonos, the newly-public smart speaker company, which debuted on the Nasdaq Thursday (August 3), is gearing up to roll out integration with Google Assistant soon. In an interview with The...