Remember when Amazon Alexa was the only name in smart home speakers? Things have definitely changed since the beginning of 2015; while Amazon is still not. 1 in sales of smart speakers, Google is giving Amazon a run for its money, now with a global smart speaker market share of 22.6% versus Amazon’s 28.3%.
Now, with the two devices combined so evenly, the price is often reduced when you are looking for a new home speaker assistant. With that in mind, this offer of a smart Google Home speaker at 60 percent off may be enough to convert your home into a Google family. Outlets like PCMag give Google Home a slight performance advantage over Alexa, saying “Google Assistant is easier to use, less frustrating and more fluid.”
We all know how these smart speakers work now – just ask a question or issue a command and, at the sound of your voice, Google Home answers.
Skills like providing news updates, setting appointments on the agenda or ordering a pizza are now outdated, but Google Home is constantly adding new features at a breakneck pace. Once integrated via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi on your network, you can sync your Google Home with smart speakers throughout your home, broadcast messages or even set up multiple action routines that happen automatically.
For example, if you tell Google Home that it’s time for bed, you can start a full sequence of events that will put your phone in silent mode, set the alarm clock and turn off the Wi-Fi enabled lights.
Obviously, Google Home is still a speaker, so it’s great for playing music and filling your room with immersive sound.
These open box models are new, so they are like buying a new car after someone else pulled it out of the parking lot and suffered depreciation.
Typically $ 99, you can get one of these Google Home Smart speakers with Google Assistant for a 60% discount for just $ 39.99.
Prices subject to change.