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Samsung announces Bixby-powered Galaxy Home smart speaker

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2017%2f10%2f24%2f21%2fraymondwong3profile.34d72By Raymond Wong2018-08-09 16:11:35 UTC

Samsung is officially joining the smart speaker war.

At its Unpacked event for the Galaxy Note 9’s grand introduction, Samsung also announced a new Bixby-powered smart speaker, the Galaxy Home, to compete directly with the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple’s HomePod. 

The smart speaker features eight far-field microphones to pick up voice commands from across a room.

Samsung didn’t share many details on the Galaxy Home. We know it’s tuned by audio company AKG (like Samsung’s phones and tablets) and it has a “Sound Steer” feature that allows users to say “Bixby, steer” and direct the sound directly at them no matter where they are in the room.

Galaxy Home, like other smart speakers, can also control your smart home devices. It supports Samsung’s SmartThings platform.

Samsung’s also partnering with Spotify to enable a seamless listening experience between the Galaxy Home and other Samsung electronics such as its smart TVs.

No word on pricing or release for the Galaxy Home. Samsung says it’ll share more details on the smart speaker at its next developer conference.

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