Amazon takes early lead over Google in battle for the smart living room


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  • Saturday, 07 Jan 2017

Amazon, Echo Dot © Business Wire

This year's CES hints at a competition between tech titans to see which one will become the hub of your smart home. Will you be asking Amazon or Google to check the weather forecast, send navigation details to your car or to stock up the fridge? 

CES shows that connected smart speakers are going to be the gateway device for most consumers when it comes to making their homes smarter. And for the moment at least, it looks like that speaker will be made by Amazon, not Google.  

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