Microsoft And Harman Kardon Bring Hey Cortana! To Your Home

After the successful launch of Amazon’s Echo home AI device and Google Home’s launch earlier this year, Microsoft is ready to launch its AI Cortana-powered speaker with Harman Kardon. The speaker is expected to be released in 2017.

 

The speaker will be powered and controlled by Microsoft’s popular AI assistant, Cortana, that was introduced in the Windows 10 operating system. The command will be Hey Cortana! The speaker is also expected to work with third party services.

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced Cortana Skills Kit and SDK for developers to build Cortana-enabled skills for the speaker.

Here is a 30 second teaser video. 
 
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