Saint Louis University is placing Echo Dots in all of its dorm rooms
If you’re going to SLU, get used to hearing Alexa. A lot. If you want to opt out, all you do is unplug the device, finish the year and return the Echo Dot.
Samsung to launch its Bixby smart speaker in August, cheaper than the Google Home Max
Find out when we could see Samsung’s first smart speaker with Bixby 2.0 and its price that will directly take on Apple’s HomePod, and the Google Home Max
Amazon unveils $120 Fire TV Cube streaming media player with Alexa
Pricier than a standard Fire TV or Echo smart speaker, Amazon’s new Fire TV Cube basically brings the two together with hands-free Alexa voice support.
$250 Beats-branded Siri speaker tipped as Apple’s only WWDC 2018 hardware launch
Apple is reportedly keen on “advancing its digital assistant ambitions” at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, both with expanded Siri capabilities and a lower-cost Beats smart speaker.
Bixby 2.0 is on track to launch with the Galaxy Note 9 this year, and expand to many IoT products soon
You can add Bixby 2.0 to the so far short list of rumored Galaxy Note 9 upgrades, with Samsung’s digital assistant finally slated to receive a bunch of essential improvements in just a few months.
Discounted Google Home Mini? Why not free Google Home Mini with $150+ eBay purchases?
Typically priced at $49, the pint-sized Google Home Mini smart speaker can often be purchased for $39 or less, and is now available free of charge on eBay.
Facebook takes focus off hardware in favor of data privacy tools
The social media company introduced single-page access to all of its privacy tools for users and is stepping off the gas pedal on a smart speaker, originally to be released in May.
LG ThinQ Google Assistant Smart Display and Smart Speaker priced for pre-orders
But details still remain thin for both Google Assistant mediums. No dates for delivery, no specifications, not even a picture. Just a few bare words on a retailer’s site.
Samsung confirms Bixby smart speaker for H2 2018, no new foldable smartphone ETA
Samsung has confirmed yet again it’s working on both a Bixby-assisted smart speaker and foldable smartphone, but only one of the two is firmly slated for a 2018 launch.
Smart speakers are starting to come with cameras — take the Amazon Echo Look and Echo Show — so it’s fully expected that the next HomePod should get one.
