Google Home - what went wrong?

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Google Home - what went wrong?

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Nov 4, 2016

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Google's new Home product--a smart speaker looking to take on Amazon's Echo, opened to mixed reviews, causing Jefferson Graham and the #TalkingTech panel to wonder--what went wrong? Why did Google introduce a product that some say wasn't ready for prime-time? Guests: Jamie Siminoff (Ring) David Yeom (Hollar) and Gabby Sloam (Ollie.)

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Nov 4, 2016

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Your daily consumer tech news update, plus the latest gadget reviews and straight talk about how the latest tech innovations affect you, with USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham.

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Google Home - what went wrong?

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