Stefan Mileschin

A vase to clean Apple’s clock

The Tame Apple Press is furious that Samsung is about to release its new AI speaker under the mistaken illusion that it will be a rival for Jobs’ Mob’s over hyped and disappointing HomePod.

The Verge said that the Galaxy Home looks like a "strange vase or statue" that might go on a table in the corner of your home. It's wrapped in fabric and elevated by three stout metal legs. It has a flat top with control buttons on it for skipping tracks and changing the volume. The speaker is supposed to deliver surround sound-style audio using six built-in speakers and a subwoofer. It also includes eight far-field microphones for detecting voice input. You'll be able to say "Hi, Bixby" to activate Samsung's assistant and ask it to start playing music or several other tasks.

Samsung indicated that it'd be able to do many of the same things Bixby can do on a phone.

Samsung is expected to share more details about the product at a developer conference in early November.

For those who came in late, Apple and Samsung are a long way behind Amazon and Google when it comes to smart speakers. It is unlikely they will ever make up for lost ground as Amazon and Google have better AIs. It is likely that Samsung is aiming for the same “high end” market as Apple. This can be defined for “we charge more than our rivals and then pretend users get a better sound quality”.

In the case of HomePod that did not really work as the abilities of the tech were light years behind its rivals. Samsung’s speakers might have more functions, we don’t know yet – we doubt that anyone is going to get a decent sound out of such a small speaker.
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