It's not available in India. In the US, it is $100. Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:44 PM, rajinder Sehgal <jirajin...@gmail.com> wrote: > so nice sir! can u tell about google home speeker's cost? and from > ware we can buy it? > > On 10/12/17, SurajSingh Jogi <surajsingh.j...@sbi.co.in> wrote: > > Wow! > > An excellent write-up by Dipendra. In fact, this is what we at access > India > > mailing list are longing to get knowledge and information about the > first > > hand experience of such an awesome technology. > > Regards, > > > > > > Surajsingh Jogi, > > Complaints management Dept., > > Kapas Bhawan, > > GITC Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614. > > L/l 39367213 Mob. 9930137525 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > > Of Vikas Kapoor > > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 6:25 PM > > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning > > the disabled. > > Subject: Re: [AI] My experiences with Google Home and Amazon Echo: the > smart > > speakers > > > > My first experience with Google Home, a Voice First Hardware Posted by > > Saksham on October 9, 2017 > > > > > > To begin with I would like to provide few facts and figures taken from an > > article at: > > "A) Proliferation of voice-first hardware Voice labs define a voice-first > > device as an always-on, intelligent piece of hardware where the primary > > interface is voice, both input and output. The first voice-first > hardware on > > the market was Amazon Echo at the end of 2014. > > According to the 2017 VoiceLabs Report, there were 1.7 million > voice-first > > devices shipped in 2015, 6.5 million in 2016 and there will be 24.5 > million > > devices shipped in 2017, leading to 33 million voice-first devices in > > circulation. > > The main speakers on the market are Amazon Echo (November 2014) and > Google > > Home (November 2016). However, new players are rapidly entering the game: > > Sony launched the LF-S50G powered by Google Assistant (September 2017), > > Apple will soon release Homepod (December 2017), Samsung also recently > > announced that they will release something "soon" and Facebook may > release a > > smart speaker with the touchscreen. Google assistant will also be coming > to > > a number of new speakers, including the Zolo Mojo by Anker, TicHome Mini > by > > Mobvoi and the GA10 by Panasonic. No doubts that the voice-first hardware > > layer is developing fast and is expected to grow!"I got my first-hand > > experience with Google Home speaker in middle of > > > > I got my first-hand experience with Google Home speaker in the middle of > > September and have since been enjoying the experience which is getting > > richer day by day. Google Home is Google Assistant based dedicated > hardware > > with the built-in excellent quality speaker. It has no battery and will > run > > only till you have it plugged into electricity. Below are few basic > things > > about such speakers: > > > > We say Okay Google and the speaker will be ready to listen to your voice > > command for few seconds. Normally this is indicated by the change of > color > > on its LED lights. I switched audio blips from the accessibility settings > > since I could not make out if the speaker is ready to take my command > > through the LED lights. The Google Home is \ connected to the internet > > through the Wi-Fi. Google home is also added as a device to your google > > account thus getting access to your personal data available in your > account > > and to services that you have subscribed to it. > > We can give audio commands similar to ones that we give to Google > Assistant > > on android based mobile phones or the ones that we give to Siri on > iPhones. > > The special thing about such systems is their very powerful and sensitive > > mikes. You can be sitting anywhere in the room and the speaker is able to > > pick up your voice command from distance. > > > > Basic stuff: > > We can ask Google home to tell us the Time, Weather of not only our own > city > > but of any place in the world. We can ask various questions such as > > population, distance to the moon or to the nearest coffee-shop, etc. All > > this is good but only adds to the initial excitement of new toy. > Moreover, > > all this is already available on my mobile phone. Then I started > > experimenting with something more such as Play BBC world" and the channel > > started playing from the speaker. > > "Played the song by Mohammad Rafi" and it started a playlist that had > songs > > by my favorite singer. Initially, it would not play many of the artists > that > > I asked for. However, I subscribed to Google Play Music and then it > provided > > full access to the collection and then the fun really started. Google > home > > is yet not officially released for India thus it is yet not > > > > Google home is yet not officially released for India thus it is yet not > > connected to many India specific services of news or music. Due to this I > > also could not configure the Google Home to access tune-In Radio. I can > > imagine that once I am able to configure India specific services and apps > > with Google Home, then how useful and exciting it would become.I was > able to > > enhance the capability of Google home by installing Google > > > > I was able to enhance the capability of Google home by installing Google > > Chrome Cast Stick. I can control the device through Google Home. Imagine > > this: > > Yesterday I said: Play Video on Chrome Cast and it started playback of > > recommended videos from YouTube on my television. Then I asked to "play > > movie Kaho Na Pyar hai on YouTube. The Google Home confirmed my command > and > > Within a second the movie started playing on the television. This was > > amazing and looked like magic. > > > > This technology is really picking up fast and being Voice First > experience, > > quite good for people like me with vision impairment. The real fun and > magic > > begin to expand if we install Wi-Fi enabled devices as this device can > then > > be controlled through Google Homes and Amazon Echo. I have a Wi-Fi > enabled > > electricity plug socket. With this I can switch any appliance on or off > that > > is plugged into it using Google Home. These things have started showing > up > > in our country. Such appliances have become quite common in US and > Europe. > > For example, I was recently hosted for two days by our friend in Boston. > He > > is using Amazon Echo. He was standing on the first floor of his house > when I > > reached. He recognized me and said: "Alexa, unlock the front door" The > front > > door on the ground floor was unlocked and I entered his house admiring > the > > convenience provided with this technology. He also could adjust the > > temperature of any of his rooms through Amazon Echo using voice > > commands.With the launch of Amazon Echo in India on October 4, this > > technology is > > > > With the launch of Amazon Echo in India on October 4, this technology is > all > > set to remove several accessibility hurdles from our lives in coming > > months. > > > > By > > > > Dipendra Manocha > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Satguru Rathi > > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 4:13 PM > > Subject: Re: [AI] My experiences with Google Home and Amazon Echo: the > > smart speakers > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > The link was broken. Here is the complete link: > > > > https://saksham.blog/2017/10/09/my-first-experience-with- > google-home-a-voice-first-hardware/ > > > > > > With best regards, > > Satguru > > ___,__.___ > > "Life's battle do not always go, to the stronger or faster man. But > sooner > > or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can." > > > > Satguru Rathi > > +91-9871489945 > > satgurura...@gmail.com > > > > On 10/11/2017 3:18 PM, Avichal Bhatnagar wrote: > > > Dipendra Sir, > > > When I opened the link, it showed the error of page not found. > > > May I request you to please repost it? > > > > > > On 10/11/17, SurajSingh Jogi <surajsingh.j...@sbi.co.in> wrote: > > >> Hi Dipendra, > > >> > > >> Will be very glad to read your article on this new device. > > >> Why don't you post your article in the mail itself if it is not > causing > > you > > >> any inconveniences? > > >> Believe me, it is one of the easiest ways to approach people and to > > make > > >> them read your good stuff. > > >> I personally, cannot use net in my office and when I go home, am > quite > > busy. > > >> So, please post your article in the mail itself and, would be happy > to > > read > > >> and give you feedback. > > >> Regards, > > >> Surajsingh Jogi, > > >> Complaints management Dept., > > >> Kapas Bhawan, > > >> GITC Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614. > > >> L/l 39367213 Mob. 9930137525 > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] > On > > Behalf > > >> Of Dipendra Manocha > > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 12:09 PM > > >> To: 'accessindia' > > >> Subject: [AI] My experiences with Google Home and Amazon Echo: the > > smart > > >> speakers > > >> > > >> Dear all > > >> > > >> I had been playing for some time with this new and exciting > technology > > of > > >> smart speaker called the Google Home. I have written an article on > my > > >> experiences on Saksham's blog.. Below is the link for the same: > > >> > > >> > > https://saksham.blog/2017/10/09/my-first-experience-with- > google-home-a-voice > > >> -first-hardware/ > > >> > > >> I will be happy to receive feedback and comments on this article. > > >> > > >> I addition, Saksham resource persons of various units keep sharing > > about new > > >> developments and insights on the Saksham's blog. 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