Gadgetory

if you think you're looking at apples up coming home pod speaker you're not this is actually Sony's new voice controlled smart speaker the LFS 50 G which costs two hundred dollars and has Google assistant built-in not Siri like the home pod this comes in black and white works on your Wi-Fi network and has to be plugged into a power outlet to be used there's no battery option it also has bluetooth so you can pair an audio device directly to it if you want you simply say okay Google to access the voice assistant and give it commands to start playing music turn up the volume or skip to the next track like Amazon's Alexa enabled speakers you can link your Spotify account to it you can also control smart devices such as lights and thermostats while the speaker is small in stature is designed to fill a small to medium-sized room with sound I thought it played loud for its size and delivered a decent amount of bass it definitely sounds better and delivers richer sound than the Google home speaker similar to the home bot it has a 360 degree vertical two-way facing speaker system with a dedicated subwoofer that's designed to spread sound in all directions can also use gesture controls to begin playing music skip tracks or adjust the volume malee the speaker is splash proof and its grille is removable and washable the LFS 50 G with Google assistant is set to be released in October and we'll have a full review when it hits stores