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Apple Music comes to Nest devices in Canada

Apple Music comes to Nest devices in Canada so you can now ask Google Assistant on Google Nest and other Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays to play your favourites on Apple Music. Apple Music subscribers can search and play songs, albums and playlists just by using their voice. You can also use your Google Assistant to play music by genre, mood or activity. To set up Apple Music on your device, first link your Apple Music […]

Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices
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Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices

Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices using Google Assistant to play tunes on their smart speakers and displays. To use the service, start by setting up Deezer as your default music service in the Google Home app. Then kick off your music session with a simple “Hey Google, play my music” to enjoy your tracks. If you want a lean-back soundtrack that’s personalized to your exact music taste, ask Google Assistant […]

Apple Music comes to Nest Audio
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Apple Music comes to Nest Audio

Apple Music comes to Nest Audio and also on Google Assistant enabled smart speakers. Available now Apple Music is rolling out to Google Assistant-enabled devices like Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max and Nest Mini. Apple Music subscribers can search and play more than 70 million songs, albums and playlists. all ad-free,  just by using your voice. To play music from Apple Music, first link your Apple Music account in the Google Home app. You can […]

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SiriusXM comes to Google Assistant

SiriusXM comes to Google Assistant with SiriusXM Video arriving on Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max later this year. SiriusXM is available on Google Nest smart speakers and displays via the Google Assistant, bringing seamless access to SiriusXM’s lineup of audio entertainment, hundreds of commercial-free music channels, plus news, comedy, talk, and live sports to its US subscribers. Rolling out over the next week, users will see SiriusXM’s extensive lineup of programming in the Google […]

Google Assistant comes to Sonos
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Sonos adds Google Assistant in US

Sonos adds Google Assistant in US with a free software update promising additional countries to follow in July 2019. Google Assistant is now built-in to Sonos One and Sonos Beam and can be used with any connected Google Home product to easily start a song, queue a TV show, check the weather, and control the smart home. The free software update is available now in the US with support for the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, […]

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What is a Smart Speaker?

Smart Speakers are internet-connected speakers controlled by voice commands coupled with an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant responding to the owner’s requests. These voice controlled personal assistants are often referred to as Voice Assistants (VA). The most popular VAs are Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Google Assistant with Siri powering Apple’s HomePod and Cortana controlling Microsoft enabled devices. Traditional electronics companies are rapidly playing catchup and Samsung recently announced its own Bixby powered speaker which is scheduled […]