Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant will share JBL smart speaker

A man holds an iPhone next to an Amazon Echo, center, and a Google Home, right. Amazon’s Echo is the best-selling smart speaker. But more people use Google Assistant and Siri because they’re standard features of smartphone operating systems. — AP

Alexa and Google Assistant will soon occupy the same line of high-end JBL speakers – a novel arrangement in the world of voice-connected devices.

Users will be able to sign into one or both assistants from JBL’s smartphone app. From there, the speaker will respond to commands intended for either assistant, like “Hey Google, check my calendar,” or “Alexa, reorder the dog food.”