Google`s Amazon Echo competitor has always been a question of *when*
(Android Central)

Google`s been knocking on the door of your home for years. But it`s way past time for it to come in and join the party. When it comes to interpreting your voice and feeding back relevant information, nobody does it better than this company. Especially when it comes to putting it into a product that can be conveniently tucked away in a corner, or on display for all to see. If you`re thinking Google, you`re wrong. I`m talking, of course, about Amazon Echo, and its `Alexa` personification. A report last week from The Information (behind a paywall, but this link should work for a bit) says that Google is working on an Echo competitor. That news is, at best, unsurprising. Google is working on a device to compete directly with Amazon`s popular Echo, a voice-controlled personal assistant and portable speaker. Nest wanted to be part of the project within Google but was rebuffed by the person in charge of Google`s project. Google already employs technology similar to Echo i...