Exclusive: Google Home will cost $129, Chromecast Ultra will cost $69
That's $50 cheaper than the Echo. I wonder how Amazon will respond.
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Speaking to Android Police, two sources claim that Google will announce its Google Home and the 4K 'Chromecast Ultra' devices will be priced at $129 and $69, respectively, at its October 4th event.
Google Home was announced at Google I/O in May. Our sources also confirmed that the personalized base covers Google showed at I/O will be a feature of the final device. The $129 price point for Google Home matches that of the previously-unrumored Google Wifi, a router that will allegedly be able to create a single, large wireless network using multiple access points. $129 also undercuts Amazon's Echo by a full $40, and though matches the price of the portable Amazon Tap, it's clear Google has Amazon's flagship smart home product in its sights with Home. As far as Home features, we don't have anything new to report at this time, just the price.
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We rate our confidence in this rumor as a 9 out of 10. The price points have been corroborated independently by two sources. We subtract a point, as usual, because it's always possible product announcement plans or prices can change - nothing is truly, completely certain until it is announced. But we don't have long to wait: October 4th is just around the corner.
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