How Google Home can catch up to Amazon Echo

Four new features that make Google Home a better connected speaker than it was--but it still has growing pains, reports USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech. Google Home is invading every room in your house--here's what you need to know (Photo: Reviewed.com) LOS ANGELES -- OK, Google, if you really want to take on Amazon with a connected speaker, why not really show off your smarts? Google Home debuted in 2016 to so-so reviews and respectable sales. But Home still paled in popularity to Amazon's Echo, which has a 70% market share, according to market tracker eMarketer.