Jackdaw Research has unveiled Google Home , a voice-activated device it believes can take on Amazon ’s Echo. It will work in concert with Google Assistant, a conversation-based tool that can interface with smartphones and smartwatches, carrying out tasks and finding information. Cortana from Jackdaw Research said the systems “should help Google compete more effectively both with Amazon 's Echo device but also with better-branded personal assistants like Echo , Cortana , and Google .” Daydream also includes a reference design for a VR headset mount - into which a variety of smartphones could be fitted - and a controller - a handheld device featuring a trackpad and two buttons. Google Assistant and Alexa were both unveiled at the internet giant’s IO conference in California .
Jackdaw Research has unveiled Google Home , a voice-activated device it believes can take on Amazon ’s Echo. It will work in concert with Google Assistant, a conversation-based tool that can interface with smartphones and smartwatches, carrying out tasks and finding information. Cortana from Jackdaw Research said the systems “should help Google compete more effectively both with Amazon 's Echo device but also with better-branded personal assistants like Echo , Cortana , and Google .” Google Assistant and Alexa were both unveiled at the internet giant’s IO conference in California .