smart speakers

MWC: Is a Nokia smart speaker coming this year?

This week saw HMD reveal its latest range of Nokia phones, in the form of the new Nokia 8110, Nokia 1, Nokia 7 Plus…

Apple Homepod review roundup: what do critics think of speaker?

Whether they want to admit it or not, the Apple HomePod is the company’s first foray into the smart speaker arena, slapping Siri on…

Apple HomePod: which music streaming services are supported?

The Apple HomePod is the firm’s long-overdue foray into the smart speaker market, even if they’re branding it as a high-end audio speaker instead….

Can we expect LG speakers with Google Assistant in SA this year?

Last year at LG Innofest, the company had a bit of a mixed message around its Amazon Alexa-powered appliances, to say the least. Now…

Apple HomePod gets release date – but nothing for SA yet

The Apple HomePod represents the Cupertino company’s foray into the popular smart speaker sector, currently dominated by the likes of Amazon and Google. We…

Google Home Mini review: a capable yet cheap smart speaker?

Slap an AI assistant onto a speaker and you’ve got a smart speaker. It’s simple stuff really, but a formula that’s proven rather popular…

A (non) update on Amazon Alexa coming to South Africa

Earlier this year, we got word from LG that it was targeting Alexa-enabled appliances for South Africa in 2018. The Korean firm quickly distanced…

FYI: Google Home Mini works just fine in South Africa

Google hardware is notoriously tough to come by in South Africa, as we’ve found out over the past couple of years. This is chiefly…

Apple HomePod release date slips to ‘early 2018’

The HomePod was one of the biggest Apple announcements of the year, as the Cupertino company joined Google and Amazon in developing a smart…

Reviewer’s Google Home Mini goes rogue, records everything

Manufacturers of smart speakers have gone to great lengths to explain to users that the devices respect their privacy. But Google was in a…

Google Home Mini leaks, to be revealed at Pixel 2 event?

The Google Home smart speaker is one of the cooler Google devices released in recent years, offering useful features in a handy format. Between…

Google Home, Amazon Echo can fight HomePod, but where are they?

The smart speaker arena looks set to go into overdrive as Apple finally joined the party last month with the HomePod. Featuring an array…

‘Google Home six times more likely to answer questions than Alexa’

It seems like voice assistants are the new battleground, with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Samsung all delivering services in this regard. But arguably…

Apple HomePod vs Amazon Echo vs Google Home

Apple’s HomePod is the latest new addition to the company product lineup, being a smart speaker for the household. However, the company is far…

WWDC 2017: 7 things to know about HomePod

We had known for a few weeks now that Apple was working on a smart speaker, informally called the Siri Speaker. Fortunately, the company…

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