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Voice Shopping Starting To Catch On

Other recent studies suggest the number may be even higher. Parks Associates estimates that 28% of households already have a smart speaker and IDC says the Amazon Echo and Google Home devices will account for 100 million units shipped this year. That’s a lot of voice capability.

From the article "Voice Shopping Starting To Catch On" by Chuck Martin.

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