Smart Speakers Are the Best-Selling Consumer Gadget Because People Keep Giving Them as Gifts

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State Magazine - 1/7/2018 - Christina Bonnington - Following blockbuster holiday sales, it’s official: Smart speakers are the new best-selling consumer gadget. According to data from independent technology analysis company Canalys, nearly 35 million smart speakers shipped in 2017. That number is expected to top 56 million this year. “2018 will be the defining year for smart speaker adoption,” said Canalys research analyst Lucio Chen. “Smart speaker uptake has grown faster than any other consumer technology we’ve recently encountered, such as AR, VR, or even wearables.” Read more @ https://www.slate.com/articles/technolo ... _them.html