At the IFA expo in Germany, Google announced that it’s letting third-party hardware makers bake its AI-powered Assistant into their gadgets and home appliances, which means you’ll be soon be able to control all kinds of devices just by saying, “OK Google…” around the house.
Assistant currently lives on mobile devices and the Google Home speaker; breaking it out of the company’s ecosystem of software and hardware makes it more widely accessible. It’ll be available on speakers from brands like Panasonic, Anker’s new Zolo label and Mobvoi (pictured above).
