tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035010336535558578.post5024818034737366384..comments2024-03-29T05:34:00.060+00:00Comments on Radio Moments : Radio - and the Smart SpeakerDavidlloydradiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020918919770051596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035010336535558578.post-12693168048592605782017-12-13T03:56:05.645+00:002017-12-13T03:56:05.645+00:00Thanks, James. Good to hear re voice distinction o...Thanks, James. Good to hear re voice distinction on Home. On radio ‘never shutting up’, good point. I guess that its persistence is indeed one of its strengths. And on quality - yes - one of my Alexas is in a Sonos One [albeit the skills it manages to master are not yet comprehensive on that ), and Sonos, as ever, sounds fab. Ta for chipping in. Davidlloydradiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020918919770051596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035010336535558578.post-88747912142387488052017-12-13T01:59:51.377+00:002017-12-13T01:59:51.377+00:00"until such a time as the devices presumably ..."until such a time as the devices presumably can tell your voices apart" - they can: at least the Google Home devices can. What's also quite neat about the Google implementation is that I can ask for my favourite radio station, and it plays out of the decent hifi speakers and not the little Google Home Mini sitting next to the telly.<br /><br />"Rajar (MIDAS study, Autumn 2017) suggests that live radio enjoys the lion's share of audio delivered on smart speakers" - yes, but. Comparing radio (which never shuts up) with streaming music or podcasting (which does) isn't an entirely fair comparison.<br /><br />That said, like you, I see smart speakers as being good news for radio, as radio transitions into a multiplatform future.James Cridlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061193275997251512noreply@blogger.com