Microsoft reveals the first Cortana-powered Amazon Echo competitor

In a world of artificial intelligence; the race to the voice user interface is occurring in our homes. With Apple rumored to be building an Amazon Echo competitor with a screen; Microsoft is ready to roll-out its Google Home competitor as well. Coming in the Fall of 2017; this will be a sleek Cortana powered device; Harman Kardon announced called "Invoke": At the heart of Invoke is Cortana, your personal digital assistant, helping you stay on top of what's important. Enhance every moment with captivating sound, voice control your music and smart home, make and receive hands-free calls with Skype, get answers to your questions, and more*. It seems as if the cylindrical smart speaker is the new consumer device; to test the waters of artificial intelligence that showcases new advances in speech recognition and human-centric design of personal assistants.