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There was a time when the Amazon Echo was the only smart speaker on the block, but times are changing as Google Home and Apple's Homepod give Amazon Echo a good bit of healthy competition. As far as price points go Amazon may still be winning in the minds of frugal consumers. Apples Homepod which will be available later this year comes with a price tag of $349 a pop which Apple says is justified based on the extra bells and whistles that will make this speaker stand out above the rest. Features of all the Smart Speaker options include, streaming music directly from your phone or tablet, and popular online music services as well as having a smart assistant built-in to the products.
Google had a host of new features to announce for its smart home speaker, Google Home, at this year’s Google IO. From offering proactive notifications, to free phone calls, expanding its music support and offering visual responses to queries, Google is working hard to expand its smart speaker’s functionality. But what was surprising about many of the announcements is how closely they mirror similar ones made by Amazon with its Amazon Echo in the past couple of weeks.
The pandemic shows no sign of abating in the US, and thus, neither has remote working nor remote learning. And according to Business Insider, that's led to a boom in the 'office in a box' market, in which people install minuscule 'home' offices in the backyard. In a recent survey of just over 2000 American consumers, 54% of respondents said they would buy a tiny office. Among them, 62% said they'd purchase a backyard unit. 30%, reported that the ideal tiny office would fall between 200 to 299 square feet. In terms of pricing, 26% said they'd spend less than $8,000 on a backyard office unit, while 23% said they'd fork out between $10,000 to $19,999.
Starbucks is giving the gift of free coffee this holiday season. The coffee retailer is offering a free tall coffee (hot or iced) to frontline workers during the month of December. According to Business Insider, this is the second time the chain has offered up free drinks this year. Frontline workers eligible for the offer include "hospital staff including janitors and housekeepers. Pharmacists, firefighters, and dental professionals will also be able to cash in on the deal. Along with the free coffees, Starbucks is giving $100,000 to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Brooklyn, Nov 17 (EFE / EPA) .- People in need queued Tuesday to collect free food distributed by the Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, in Brooklyn, New York , for Thanksgiving Day.(Camera: JUSTIN LANE)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE COLLECTING FREE FOOD IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, US.
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