I have both Amazon Echo and Google Home. At this time, there are more Indian services on Amazon probably because it has been in the market for some time already.
As of today I would advise people to go for Amazon Echo. I think both of them will be close competitors. Accessibility wise there is no challenge. The build quality and sound is very good. thanks, Prashant -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kiran Kaja Sent: 12 April 2018 10:09 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Subject: Re: [AI] Google Home and Google Home Mini available in India Both are smart speakers which means they have the Assistant built in. So you can talk to them and ask questions, ask it to do things like alarms, reminders, timers, etc. Also plays music, radio stations, podcasts, etc. The smart sound technology which adjusts the sound based on the acoustics of the room is only available in the premium speaker Google Home Max. That one isn't sold outside the US at the moment. There are a bunch of reviews on the web. For accessibility, the Google Home app is fully accessible. You need that to setup the device. You can also turn on mic beeps from the device settings on the Google Home app. Other than that, it is a pretty accessible device as it is all eyes-free interface... On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 11:16 PM Kotian, H P <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > Hi Kiran > Perhaps you could give more insight on the features, accessibility, > its power output etc. I am sure you would have used it extensively. > I understand, it automatically adjusts the audio settings depending > the accostics of the room. It has Google assistant etc. > Does it have a Line-in jack? What about radio and recording facility? > > Someone told me that the Caravan music player which has thousands of > old Hindi songs is backed by Google. I don't know of its authenticity. > > Maybe you can throw light on it too. > Harish. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Kiran Kaja > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:02 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: [AI] Google Home and Google Home Mini available in India > > I thought some of you might be interested in knowing that the Google > smart speakers are now officially available in India. Google Home and > Google Home Mini can be ordered via Flipkart and come with a 6 month > free subscription to Google Play Music. 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