Google is reportedly launching an Echo Show competitor this year

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Google is rumored to be launching its very own smart speaker with a built-in screen, according to a new report from the Nikkei Asian Review. The report cites sources within the supply chain, and claims that Google is preparing this product for the holiday season, with “targets to ship some 3 million units for the first batch of the new model of smart speaker that comes with a screen.”

The smart speaker would reportedly be positioned as a direct competitor to the Amazon Echo Show and to similar products from the Chinese retail conglomerate Alibaba — two of Google’s greatest rivals in the artificial intelligence and data-mining industries. Read more…

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Best Friday deals: Save on Apple iPads and MacBooks, Samsung smartphones, Echo Show, and 4K smart TVs from Sony and LG

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Happy Friday! Now that the weekend is finally here, we gathered together a large number of great deals from top retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target.

There are deals on Apple products, like iPad Air (save up to 25%) and iPad Mini ($100 off), along with the Apple MacBook Pro ($200 off). Some of these products are certified refurbished from Amazon, so they’re backed with an additional 90-day warranty for your own peace of mind. In addition, you can save up to $50 off select FitBit items for fitness and training.

If you’re in the market for a new 4K TV, there are a number of great ones that are on sale, such as Sony’s XBR55X900F 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV, which is priced at $1,298.00, along with LG Electronics’ 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV, which is on sale for the low price of $346.99. That’s less than $350 for a 4K TV! Wow. Read more…

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Tap to Alexa brings more accessibility features to the Echo Show

Amazon announced some new features this morning aimed at bringing more accessibility to the Echo line. At the top of the list is Tap to Alexa (not to be confused with the Amazon Tap, mind), which circumvents the need to use voice to interact with the Echo Show. The new feature essentially turns the device […]

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Amazon is turning Fire tablets into Echo Shows

Slowly but surely, Amazon’s been turning its Fire tablets into Echos. It started with push to talk Alexa function. Last year, the company added a hands-free mode for the voice assistant. Now, it’s adding Show Mode, which brings the same title card UI you get on the company’s screen-enabled smart speaker. Better still, Amazon’s introducing […]

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Amazon has the Echo Show on sale for $70 off as the retailer gears up for Prime Day

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To say that home assistants are helpful is a bit of an understatement. Whether its simply playing music to finding new recipes, home assistants like Amazon’s Alexa are becoming more of a norm. And if you find yourself in the market for a new one, then this is the time to get the Amazon Echo Show — while it’s on sale for $70 off.

If you head over to Amazon, the Amazon Echo Show is currently on sale for $159.99, marked down from its regular $229.99 price. That puts it right around the price of the regular Echo devices, but the video screen definitely acts as a major selling point.

Expect to see lots of Amazon devices on sale for Prime Day in July. It’s likely that the online retailer will continue to push sales on their smart home devices as they gear up for the big day. Read more…

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Amazon filed for ‘AmazonTube’ trademark after Google pulled YouTube from the Echo Show

 Google’s decision to block YouTube content was a real kick in the pants to Amazon as it got ready to launch its Echo Show device. After all, YouTube videos are the perfect content for the device and its smaller counterpart, the Echo Spot. Earlier this week, the site TV Answer Man spotted an interesting Amazon filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that could point to the next… Read More

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Twitch launches an Alexa skill that plays your channels on Echo Show, offers live audio streams

 Twitch, the Amazon-owned video game streaming service, is now available on Alexa. The company says it has launched a new skill for Alexa device owners that will allow Twitch users to track their favorite video creators and be notified when they s…

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YouTube returns to the Amazon Echo Show

 When the Amazon Echo Show first debuted, it included a YouTube feature, as is right and proper for a device with a screen capable of playing video and connecting to the internet. But Google quickly nixed the Echo Show YouTube player, since it was a non-standard presentation of the company’s stuff which did not comply with their terms of use. Now, YouTube is back on Echo Show (via… Read More

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