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I have to say it looks like they may have taken some liberties with the product design a la Amazon Echo. Before I read into the product specifications I was ex
by jqueryin 11y ago
I have to say it looks like they may have taken some liberties with the product design a la Amazon Echo.
Before I read into the product specifications I was expecting an Echo competitor via Google Now tech.
- olympus 11y agoAgreed. It looks a little like a squatter Echo. Cylindrical, ring of light at the top. But I suppose Amazon will avoid any legal action since it's pretty tough to win a court case with the argument "they copied my cylinder." Hopefully the different functionality of each device will keep any ugly legal battles from ensuing. But with the a computer embedded in this router along with a speaker and bluetooth and zigbee radios this could be customized to offer a lot of the features that the Echo offers (minus the voice control). I hope that doesn't cause any problems.
- johnhattan 11y agoAbout 80% of the space in the Amazon Echo is taken up by the speaker. The Google router just has a little 3w speaker in it, so I don't think Google is gonna be converting it into an entertainment device anytime soon.