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- Lenovo and Google teamed up to create the Smart Display, a smart home hub with a screen that takes direct aim at the $ 230 Amazon Echo Show.
- The Smart Display comes in two sizes — 8″ for $ 200 and 10″ for $ 250 — and has an HD screen, two speakers, and a modern design that doesn’t scream “tech.”
- Lenovo’s hardware and Google’s Assistant are a perfect match.
- The Smart Display has a Google Chromecast built into it too, so you can watch videos or listen to music from dozens of services using apps on your smartphone or tablet.
- The Smart Display is easily the best smart home hub I’ve tested — I’m a long-time Amazon Echo fan, but I’m considering a switch to Google’s side.
Late last year, Google removed the ability to directly play YouTube videos using Alexa on Amazon’s Echo Show, which escalated a small rift between the two companies — Amazon pulled the Chromecast from its stores a couple of years earlier — into a public feud. In December 2017, Amazon said it would carry Chromecasts (and Apple TVs) again (it hasn’t yet). Amazon also announced plans to pull items from the Google-owned Nest from its store this past March.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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