Google announces three third-party speakers with Assistant, plus LG appliance integration
Back in May, Google announced that it was releasing an SDK so anybody could make a smart speaker featuring the Google Assistant. Now, as IFA approaches, it’s officially announcing three three third-party speakers will be available later this year.
The one to pay attention to (at least at first) is the Zolo Mojo from Anker. It’s not Anker’s first smart speaker — it made a little Echo Dot competitor running Alexa called the Eufy Genie. Anker calls the Mojo as “entry-level smart speaker” with a price to match, $70. It’s a 5-watt speaker with two microphones and it supports Google Cast Audio, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. So it’s not a tiny as an Echo Dot, but probably won’t offer the same sound quality as a more expensive speaker. Anker says it...