The Smart Speaker Rush

The smart speaker market is about to get very crowded fast. Which is interesting, since it is unclear how big of a market this category is yet. Amazon and Google are already making their plays. Apple is about the enter the market this holiday with HomePod. Microsoft and Harmon Kardon have announced a product to launch this fall, rumor has it Samsung is looking to launch their smart speaker as well, and plans have uncovered Facebook’s hardware division has plans for a smart speaker as well.

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Ben Bajarin

Ben Bajarin is a Principal Analyst and the head of primary research at Creative Strategies, Inc - An industry analysis, market intelligence and research firm located in Silicon Valley. His primary focus is consumer technology and market trend research and he is responsible for studying over 30 countries. Full Bio