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Microsoft Reveals Their Cortana Powered Echo Competitor

And it looks a bit like the Echo, if we’re honest. The new speaker made by Microsoft and, audio maker, Harmon Kardon, is called the Invoke and it does what you expect. It can use Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, to control IoT devices, play music, etc but, of course, with syncing with your Microsoft account/PC. The device does have the specs to play better audio than the Google Home or Echo with more speakers and that Harmon Kardon name attached to it. But it can also, use Skype to make and receive calls, which is a neat differentiator (since here […]

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Crazybaby Mars: A Floating Speaker You Can Buy Right Now (Video)

There might not be a real need for floating speakers, but damn they look cool. One of the first ones to the market is by a company called Crazybaby and it’s called the Mars. Here’s where to buy one. The name is fitting considering how flying saucer-like the floating part of the speaker looks. This visually impressive feat is because of a few very powerful magnets that is holding up what is essentially the tweeter speaker or the speaker that produces the higher frequencies while the bass speaker is essentially the base. Both the base and the saucer are battery

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LG’s Incredible Floating Speaker at CES (Video)

On Dec 27th, we all caught a glimpse of LG’s super futuristic looking levitating speaker as it made its rounds across the web with the announcement it would be unveiled at CES. Funny thing happened at CES though. No major tech publication covered it. Well almost none. LG’s levitating speaker is impressive looking. This feat is accomplished by some very powerful magnets that suspend the speaker a few inches above the base (and, of course, it slightly spins for added effect). Essentially, the floating part produces all of the high and mid tones while the base produces the lower end

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