Alphabet may be working on its own version of Amazon's increasingly popular voice
recognition device the Echo. According to a report in The Information, one of the products that Alphabet's Nest division is working on is a "Google voice recognition device"
designed to compete with Amazon Echo. The Echo has been a surprising hit. It is a Wi-Fi-enabled cylinder roughly the size of a Pringles equipped with powerful microphones and speakers. The runs a voice recognition digital assistant named Alexa that allows
users to ask questions, call up music, order items on Amazon and a growing list of other tasks simply using their voice.
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