Is it time to buy a smart speaker?

From playing a song to turning off the lights or turning on the TV. The offer is wide.


We will reserve the nickname of ‘smart’ for those who meet two characteristics: to be voice controlled and to have artificial intelligence resources incorporated.


They are one of the fastest expanding sectors in home devices. Driven by the fever of the internet of things, they promise to give their users a taste of the world of options available to Tony Stark every time he speaks to J.A.R.V.I.S.


Amazon Echo

Amazon Echo funciona con el asistente de voz Alexa que integra la inteligencia artificial para ajustar la temperatura, programar música o preguntar por el clima, entre otras cosas.

Amazon's smart speaker is a pioneer in the class, and, in fact, its assistant Alexa has outperformed the competition in terms of versatility, as it interacts with dozens of devices. Its geographical limitations are still considerable: It only lets you use an address in the United States for apps like weather or even services like Spotify and can only read books in English. You have, instead, full access to Amazon Music. Most notable, being, as it is, an Amazon device, the ‘Shopping’ feature is not enabled in our country. The system is designed to add smaller speakers (called Dots) in each room. It can be purchased from Colombia on Amazon.com. The second generation model costs $ 100 and the Dot, 50.

Apple Homepod


Each Apple Homepod has an A8 chip with which you can play an audio channel while separating the ambient and direct energy.

An intelligent speaker that privileges sound quality, while allowing you to check the weather, create reminders or control other devices. Unlike his rivals, he speaks Spanish because Siri has done it for years. However, it has not arrived in the country (it had been announced for November) and, for now, it should be brought from abroad. It is worth $ 349 in the Apple Store and requires an iPad 5 or later or a fifth generation iPad or later.


Google Home 

Google Assistant el asistente de voz del Google Home, le permite personalizar y programar funciones a través de un comando de voz que se ajuste a su rutina diaria.

The Home (as well as its younger brother, the Home Mini) are Google's commitment to capitalize on its brand's huge ecosystem of applications. Both are identical in their capabilities, although the larger version has a significantly superior sound. For obvious reasons, it is quite good to do internet searches. Want to know who directed Infinity War? Just ask him. By default, they work in English, but Google has already enabled versions of US Spanish in its Assistant. UU., Mexico and Spain. These can be configured from the application menu. It is worth $ 129 at store.google.com, while the Mini version costs $ 49. The trick? You cannot order from Colombia.