Stefan Mileschin

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Google has announced that it is beginning to fulfill more potential in its voice-activated speaker and smart home platform, named Google Home. As of this week, users will now be able to control devices from twelve companies, marking the platform’s largest update since its launch in November.

Google Home began as a rumor in March 2016 when reports surfaced that the company was developing a wireless speaker to compete with the Amazon Echo. Following its announcement at the I/O developer conference in May and US launch before the holidays, market reports have estimated that around 24.5 million Google Home and Amazon Echo connected speakers will ship in 2017, well above the 6.5 million units that were shipped last year.

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