Smart Speakers And The Battle For Control Of The Digital Living Room
Speed Philippines|July 2018

We’re seeing a wider range of size, shape, and functionality when it comes to A.I. assistant-powered smart speakers. The first-generation speakers were tabletop devices designed to get us used to the notion of speaking to Google Now, Amazon Alexa, and Microsoft Cortana.

Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Smart Speakers And The Battle For Control Of The Digital Living Room

These were followed by smaller, puck-like speakers, which were less powerful, but much friendlier to the eye and to the wallet. The likes of Amazon Echo Dot and Google Home Mini sell for less than $100.

Now that the idea of a device that is constantly listening inside our homes (and sometimes transmitting the wrong recordings to god-knows-where) has become widely accepted, we are seeing the third wave of smart speakers.

Hi-Fi in the mix

The next wave comes from companies aiming for the Hi-Fi segment of the market. Not only are we seeing smart speakers with all the requisite features to control smart homes, search the Web, set alarms and appointments, and access a wide array of music streaming services, these devices now also sound great.

This story is from the July 2018 edition of Speed Philippines.

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