{"id":3029,"date":"2016-05-27T07:49:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T06:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2016-05-23T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T14:58:26","slug":"google-home-hits-back-at-amazon-echo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/google-home-hits-back-at-amazon-echo\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Home hits back at Amazon Echo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tech companies are always looking for ways to make our lives easier – not from an altruistic point of view, the bottom line is behind it all – and the automated personal assistant is the latest foot-soldier in the battle of\u00a0must-have tech.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year we told you how Amazon had launched Echo<\/a>,\u00a0a cloud-connected personal assistant that can help with everything from homework to housekeeping, and since its release Amazon has fitted it with even more functionality, enabling it to\u00a0able to order takeaway, access Google Calendar and even offer up recommendations for eating out.<\/p>\n

And now Google has joined the party with the release of Google Home.<\/p>\n

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What is Google Home?<\/h2>\n

Google Home is a small, interactive speaker device that acts as a cloud-connected personal assistant that can answer questions via Google Search results and control a number of integrated apps and services.<\/p>\n

What does Google Home look like?<\/h2>\n

It’s basically a small, oval-shaped speaker, but while Amazon went for a simple black cylinder that would probably blend in well with any home entertainment system, Google has opted for a white, tear-shaped design with a\u00a0base that can be customized to fit in anywhere around the home. It looks more like a vase than a speaker.<\/p>\n