• Google and Walmart Team Up To Offer Online Shopping with Your Voice

    Google and Walmart Team Up To Offer Online Shopping with Your Voice

    You can already shop online using one of Amazon’s devices that supports Alexa.  But now Google has teamed up with Walmart to provide the same kind of service.  Of course, they want you to use Google Home, but you get the picture.  And this makes a lot of sense, considering that Google doesn’t have an…

  • Wait for an Apple HomePod?  Or Buy a Home Assistant Now?

    Wait for an Apple HomePod? Or Buy a Home Assistant Now?

    If you are in the market for a home assistant, you’re probably wondering which one you should buy.  The big two that are available are the Amazon Echo and Google Home.  During last week’s WWDC, Apple announced it’s own home assistant.  Well, kind of.  It’s being marketed as a smart speaker that you can use…

  • HBO Pulls Original Content From Amazon After 2018 Contract Expires

    HBO Pulls Original Content From Amazon After 2018 Contract Expires

    Is HBO competing with itself when it comes to online streaming?  Let me explain.  HBO currently offers access to HBO original programming through Amazon. A deal they are considering ending when the contract expires in 2018.   But does the contract even make sense with the HBO Now service?  I guess it depends.  Does HBO…