Google Home and Chromecast Ultra
We heard about Google Home back in May during Google
I/O, a direct competitor to Alexa, Amazon’s smart assistant called ‘Echo’.
Android Police reports that Google will sell the
Home assistant for $129, which is priced competitively lower than the Amazon
Echo, which currently retails for US$ 179. Although, Amazon’s Echo Dot 2nd gen is
coming next month and only costs US$ 50. The only caveat is that it needs an
external speaker for playing music.
Likewise, a new Chromecast Ultra, is a 4K version of the popular streaming device which is said
to retail for US$ 69. It could be HDR enabled, but other features aren’t
mentioned. We also hope that this new Chromecast is compatible with 120Hz video
(60fps) as the current Chromecast isn’t capable of this.
It’s likely that the current Chromecast would remain
on sale once this new version goes on sale. It’d give customers the option to
choose a basic model or advanced model with all the bells and whistles.
As far as availability is concerned, it’s possible
that both of these devices could be announced at Google’s Oct 4 event where the
Pixel phones will also be announced.
