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3 New Smart Home Devices Controlled by Google Assistant

Google Assistant, along with other voice-control platforms like Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri, is gaining steam as a smart home control solution. According to a study by Parks Associates, consumer adoption of voice assistants more than doubled from 2015 and 2016. Based on this growing popularity, manufacturers have been developing and introducing voice-controllable smart home products at a dizzying rate.

From the article "3 New Smart Home Devices Controlled by Google Assistant" by Lisa Montgomery.

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