If Lenovo's Smart Display with Google Assistant,
which got official a few days ago, hasn't impressed you, perhaps this will. The
JBL Link View is the second Google Assistant-powered smart display to hit the
market, and it's now up for pre-order at its maker's official online store.
You can have one if you pay US$ 249.95. Shipping starts
on September 3. The Link View has an 8-inch "HD" touchscreen (exact
resolution unknown, but we assume it's 720p), "legendary JBL sound"
with deep bass and clear highs, a 5 MP front-facing camera for video calls,
wireless Bluetooth streaming from your smartphone or tablet, as well as a
camera shutter and microphone mute slider for when you want complete privacy.
It's IPX4 splash proof, and also easy to clean. Its
dimensions are 332 x 152 x 100mm and it weighs 1.3kg. You can use it like a
Google Home, except it also has a screen on which the Google Assistant can show
you stuff - recipes, YouTube videos, the likes. Chromecast is built in so you
can cast things to it from other devices.
