Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant Will Share JBL Smart Speaker
- Initiative is so far more trial than mass-market joint venture
- Voice assistants risk losing out to AI-powered chatbots
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Alexa and Google Assistant will soon occupy the same line of high-end JBL speakers — a novel arrangement in the world of voice-connected devices.
Users will be able to sign into one or both assistants from JBL’s smartphone app. From there, the speaker will respond to commands intended for either assistant, like “Hey Google, check my calendar,” or “Alexa, reorder the dog food.”