Google Home is a colorful answer to the Amazon Echo

Alexa, Google’s aiming to steal your throne. Google announced on stage at its annual developer conference a smart home device called Google Home that will directly compete with the Amazon Echo speaker, the current darling of the budding tech category. SEE ALSO: What to expect at Google I/O 2016 The device, which looks similar to Google’s OnHub Wi-Fi router and works alongside its new Google Assistant software (similar to Alexa’s virtual assistant), will serve as master of cerem