Samsung confirms Bixby-enabled smart speaker will launch in second half of 2018

Samsung's Bixby-enabled smart speaker is coming in the second half of this year. At Mobile World Congress, DJ Koh, President of Samsung's mobile division confirmed that the much rumored Bixby speaker will be launched in the second half of 2018. The smart speaker segment is currently led by Amazon and Google, and has suddenly caught attention among consumers as evident by the increase in sales of Google Home speakers during the holiday season. The rise in their popularity has led to more companies entering the segment. Apple recently launched its HomePod with Siri built-in, while Microsoft has partnered Harmon Kardon to launch Invoke speaker with Cortana built-in.