Google has unveiled Google Home , a voice - activated system 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 . Instead, it was news of a fresh range of emoji depicting female professionals that drew delight from the audience here. Jan Dawson from Jackdaw Research said the systems “ should help Google work more effectively both with Amazon 's Echo device but also with better - branded personal assistants like Siri , Cortana , and Touch . ” Google Assistant and Google Home were both unveiled at the internet giant ’s IO conference in California .
Google has unveiled Google Home , a voice - activated system 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 . Jan Dawson from Jackdaw Research said the systems “ should help Google work more effectively both with Amazon 's Echo device but also with better - branded personal assistants like Siri , Cortana , and Touch . ” Google Assistant and Google Home were both unveiled at the internet giant ’s IO conference in California .