Samsung will release a 'premium' Bixby smart speaker

The battle to place a microphone in every home has intensified. Samsung today confirmed that its long-rumored Bixby smart speaker will be out sometime in the second half of this year. The'premium' speaker is set to take on Apple's £319 ($349) HomePod - although the company has yet to reveal its exact features. Samsung is releasing a'premium' Bixby smart speaker that will listen to your every word as soon as this autumn. Details about how the speaker might look have not been announced.