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[caption id="attachment_12396" align="alignright" width="850"]                               Google is planning to launch this Lenovo 10 inch styled smart speaker with a display [/caption]   According to a report today by Asian news site Nikkei , Google could be launching an Amazon style Echo Show not long from now with its own smart speaker features that can be controlled from a screen. What started as a rumour now seems to be in the works with the report adding that the internet giant could be shipping some 3 million of the devices by year’s end in what is described as the first batch just in time for the holidays. The Google device follows the LG pattern of smart speakers instead of the Lenovo two screen smart speaker gadget. Right now no one is sure of the names Google could choose for its device but as 9to5Google notes, names could include Pixel Slate and Screen. Pixel which represents is flagsh...

Samsung has announced the much awaited Bixby-powered smart speaker during the launch event of the Galaxy Note 9 in Brooklyn, New York. The Galaxy Home has full-range speakers, onboard subwoofer, "sound steering" and audio tuning by AKG. It also has eight far-field microphones for use with the assistant. And the strange, three-legged, cauldron-like design is sure to set it apart from the Amazon Echo and Apple HomePod devices of the world. Bixby, a talking robot voice similar to Amazon"s Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple"s Siri, debuted on Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets last year, and has since appeared in the company"s smart refrigerators and smart TVs. Now it"s available in a standalone smart speaker, just like its rivals. The Galaxy Home will relay support for Samsung’s smart home ecosystem, meaning the speaker will be able to control your smart home appliances through voice commands. Users will be able to trigger Samsung’s assistance by saying “Hi Bix...