Harman Kardon's Cortana-powered Echo rival makes Skype calls

This will include letting users control their music, connect to devices inside their smart home and also the ability to make and receive Skype calls. This would allow Microsoft and Harman Kardon to market the speaker as much more than just an assistant. Update: We didn't have to wait long for Harman Kardon and Microsoft to make the Invoke launch official. You can also bet that with Harman Kardon, the speaker itself will deliver premium audio quality.