Best Smart Speakers (2020) : Virtual Assistant:

Chatty speakers from Google, Amazon, and other are popular. But which one is right for you?

There are many smart speakers out there, but choosing the best one keeps getting durable. First thing you have to do is decide which voice assistant do you wanna prefer. There are top three voice assistant's worth using - Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri - each has it's own features. Right now we prefer some named, well known voice speakers Amazon and Google Assistant. 

Second, you need to decide which speaker has the best features that you need or are best suited for your needs. Is music quality your biggest need ?  

What Can Smart Speakers Do?

Speakers that talk to us have been around for decades. Speakers that we can talk to, on the other hand, are still pretty new. Thanks to voice assistants, you can get a smart speaker that won't just play music, but will do whatever you tell it to. Smart speakers aren't amazing conversationalists, but they can tell you the weather, remind you of appointments, control your 

Now that we know what a smart speaker can do, now we are gonna talk about some best Alexa speakers below;

The best Alexa speakers you can buy today

1. Amazon Echo (3nd Gen)

Best Alexa speaker overall

Size: 5.9 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches | Weight: 29 ounces | Speakers: 3-inch Woofer, 0.8-inch tweeter | Battery Life: n/a | Audio Out: 3.5mm, Bluetooth

The third generation Amazon Echo is our overall top pick among the best Alexa speakers. It's a giant leap from the original both in terms of design and performance. It comes in an attractive fabric-swathed finish and packs improved audio hardware from the second-generation Echo. Like the Echo Plus, the Echo packs a 3-inch woofer, 0.8-inch tweeter and Dolby Audio.

2. Amazon Echo Dot

Best Alexa speaker.

Size: 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.7 | Weight: 10.6 ounces | Speakers: Single built-in speaker | Battery Life: n/a | Audio Out: Bluetooth, 3.5mm

Echo Dot is the best Alexa speaker for those on a budget. But it's also good for those who are looking for whole-house Alexa coverage, as you can easily pick up multiple Echo Dots and link them together to create a connected intercom system. Although you might not want Alexa in every room, the Echo Dot certainly makes it possible. 

Despite its small size, the Echo Dot has other features that make it well-suited for more than just the cost-conscious. It delivers solid audio in its tiny body, which is covered by a friendly mesh fabric design that's perfect for a living area or bedroom. For those of you who just purchased one, here's

3. Sonos One

The best-sounding Alexa speaker

Size: 4.8 x 6.4 inches | Speakers: Dual amplifiers, 1 tweeter, 1 mid-woofer | Ports: None | Wireless: 2.4/5 GHz | Smart assistants: Alexa, Google Assistant

That's right. The best Alexa speaker when it comes to audio isn't made by Amazon. The Sonos One delivers exceptional sound in a compact, yet powerful package. What's more, you can pair two Sonos Ones for true stereo sound, and group multiple devices together for whole-home audio.

But what also makes the Sonos One great is its ability to stream audio from hundreds of sources across the company's library: Not just Spotify and TuneIn, but SiriusXM, MLB, and much, much more. And, you can control it all using Alexa. Should you tire of Amazon, you can also switch the Sonos One to use Google Assistant, which makes this speaker even more versatile. The one caveat is that the Sonos One lacks two of Alexa's features: The ability to use Drop-In and make phone calls. 

4. Amazon Echo Dot With Clock

An Echo Dot—with a clock

Size: 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.7 inches | Weight: 10.6 ounces | Speakers: Single built-in speaker | Battery Life: n/a | Audio Out: Bluetooth, 3.5mm

The name says it all: This is an Echo Dot with a clever LED clock built in its face. However, this seemingly simple addition adds a ton of functionality to the Echo Dot, making an even better bedside companion. More than just the time, though, the Echo Dot with Clock's display can also show you the current temperature, and also functions as a timer. It also has an ambient sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness of the display based on the lightning of its surrounding environment. 

5. Amazon Echo Show 8

This smart display proves size isn't everything

Size: 7.9 x 5.4 x 3.9 inches | Weight: 36.6 oz | Speakers: Dual 2-inch neodymium drivers | Display: 8-inch 1280 x 800 | Camera: 1MP | Battery Life: n/a | Audio Out: Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio

We're as surprised as you, but we think the Amazon Echo Show 8 is by far the best Alexa speaker with a display. That's right: We like it better than its larger sibling, the 10-inch Amazon Echo Show, and miles more than the adorably compact Echo Show 5.

The Best Google Assistant Speakers for Your Home

From smart displays to portable boomboxes, Google's voice assistant comes in all shapes and sizes. Here are our favorites.

Ok Google!

The best Google Home speakers can cater to your specific needs. Google and other smart home manufacturers offer a large selection of audio devices for all sorts of different scenarios, but it doesn’t mean every one is worth buying. 

Each is powered by Google Assistant, a virtual butler that comes pre-installed in the Google Home, Nest Mini or Google Nest Hub Max speaker. With one of these Google-brand devices, you can take advantage of the 

What are the best Google Home speakers?

1. Google Nest Mini

The best Google Home speaker overall

Size: 3.7 x 1.7 inches | Speakers: 40-millimeter driver | Ports: None | Wireless: 2.4/6 GHz, Bluetooth

The Google Nest Mini is one of the best Google Home speakers you can get, even though it costs less than $50. Without raising the price or altering the homey, fabric-swathed appearance of the original 

Invisible touch controls on the top of the Mini lets you change volume, while a physical switch can be used to deactivate its microphone for those times you don't want Google listening in. Plus, the hook on the back lets you hang it on the wall if you need to save some counter space. The Nest Mini also comes in a variety of colors: a modern-looking light-grey, Chalk, Charcoal gray, Coral orange and Sky blue.

2. Sonos One

The ultimate Google Home speaker for audiophiles

Size: 4.8 x 6.4 inches | Speakers: Dual amplifiers, 1 tweeter, 1 mid-woofer | Ports: None | Wireless: 2.4/5 GHz

Not only does the Sonos One rank among the best Google Home speakers, it’s also one of the best smart speakers overall. We’ve yet to review a better-sounding speaker of its size, although you would swear its tunes come from a much larger device. Using Sonos’s stereo sound feature, you can pair two of the Ones together or link them with other Sonos speakers for whole-home audio.

Aside from killer quality, another advantage of the Sonos One is that you can stream from hundreds of audio streaming services, from well-known apps like Spotify to more obscure channels and radio stations from all around the globe. While you don't get all of the abilities of Google Assistant. there's enough there for most. Yes, you'll pay more than you would for a Google-made speaker, but this is the one to get for audiophiles.

3. Google Home

The flagship Google Home speaker is still a quality choice

Size: 5.6 x 3.8 inches | Speakers: 2-inch driver, dual 2-inch passive radiators | Ports: None | Wireless: 2.4/5 GHz

Google's first smart speaker, the Google Home, has a friendly, vase-shaped design with a bottom cover that can be swapped out. While Amazon has made several different versions of its Echo smart speaker, Google has stuck with its original Google Home over the years. As one of the best Google Home speakers, it delivers good sound — and booming bass — for the price.

Plus, you can use Google Home to control Chromecast-enabled devices, such as TVs. And its initial release several years ago, the Google Home has dropped in price; at the moment, it's just $49, half off its regular price of $99. However, Google no longer offers the Home in multiple colors. Now, you can only get it in white with a charcoal gray base. And it’s likely the last Google-made speaker without ‘Nest’ branding.

That's the ending! Share your experience in the comment section below :-!

Real Friends Vs. Fake Friends : things you must know!

Hello everyone, in today's article we're gonna talk about friends, friends we have in our day to day life and the facts and things you must look out for.

Good friends are so rare to find.  A person may seem like a good friend but he may actually be a back stabber. But the question is, how can we actually spot the difference ? Well, well it ain't that hard you just have to pay attention to their actions. The real intention of the fake friend will show up eventually. However the earlier you catch it, the better for you.

The common signs of a real friend and a fake friend are discussed below :

Fake Friends Will Talk Crap Behind Your Back

Backstabbers!

Well, a lot of people out there tend to do this but with no intention to ruin your image in front of others, this only happens when we are angry on our friend or just had had an argument about something. That's understood, and pretty much okay if we know that just comes out of anger. But here's the point to look after, if your so called "Friend" is talking trash behind you with the intention of spreading rumors or trying to change people's perspective about you and trying to ruin your character and frame you into something which you are not indeed,buddy, it's the time you got him, that's not your friend. The thing is if you care about a person, you will never try to rip their reputation.

Fake Friends Will Be Extremely Jealous Of Your      Accomplishments

Jealous 

Of course, they are jealous of your success. Consider if you get good marks better than them in your academics or if you get a good job with a better pay than them, they're gonna be cynical about it. Sure they will chill out with you and celebrate only if you are paying. However they are not happy for your good. Anyhow if you are struggling to riddle out the difference a true  friend and a fake friend remember a true friend will be genuinely happy to see you succeed and perk you up all the time. You will know it certainly know it, it's your instinct which is gonna tell you at the time.

Real Friends Will Keep Your Secrets

                 Secret

It's common to have a crush on someone. It's common if you are in a relationship with someone. But it's also not rare to share secret about love to your friends. 

After all, it's real fun to have a mate to tell stories with, to share your secrets and other stuff you do. plus, one who doesn't  share their perspective and help you get better in your relationships. And here comes the point "a true friend won't spill the beans" but a fake friend will for sure. 

Here's the problem : 

Fake friends don't know when to shut up.

Having said this there's more to come up with. It's in their veins if they will spill your beans in front of others and they'll burst your things which they have with them any moment you are not around. They don't give a fig about your privacy. And in the end it's all open. For them it's just drama they will blend in some salt and make it sound more awful if they want to. It's because spilling your secrets will make them feel better, feel like they have some strength.

Heard about Gossip Girl ?

Yeah, yeah fake friends are just waiting for some another big pumpkin to pop up and make it a matter of controversy. As long as it's not about them, they are more than ready to let the whole world know about it ASAP.

 Real Friends Take Out Time For You

Time!

You may have hundred's of friends on Instagram or Facebook, but how many do you actually call when you are tame ? May be that's a couple of them. And even lesser than that one or two. A true friend makes sure they take time out for each other. Yup, we have super busy lives, but you can always make time for the things that truly matter to you.

 Fake Friends Don’t Care About What You Have To Say

Matters

They don’t respect your opinion. If they are always hanging out with you but don’t listen to what you have to say, it is perhaps because they don’t value you enough as a person. We all have one of those friends who can never seem to listen. They either are talking about themselves, zoning out, or glued to their phones.

Real Friends Forgive And Apologize; Fake Friends Forget And Ignore

It is not unusual for friends to disagree or even fight over something. However, the friendship is bogus if a single argument can break your relationship or affect it. Real friends always find a way to fix things, and not through shortcuts. It is important to apologize if you made mistakes, and of course, to truly forgive and let go. Everyone makes mistakes. Maybe you have made a big one, but real friends will forgive you and move on. They don’t want to torture you by using your faults against you. They will accept your apology and will continue to be by your side.

How to Deal with Your Fake Friends

1. Talk to Them.

2. Get a grip emotionally.

3. Move on but Stay True. 

4. Stay Out of the Drama.

Thank you <3 be aware of your fake friends. Share your views in the comment section below.

 ASK YOURSELF?

In order to unlock your full potential and achieve your greatest dreams, you need to take a step back and examine the kind of life you are living. In this article we will look at some questions which will urge you to think what's with your life and impel you to ask questions to yourself.

1. WHERE DO I WANT TO  BE IN THE NEXT ONE, FIVE OR TEN YEARS?

Well its impossible to predict where your life will head after one, five or ten years down the line, it is important to have  a plan of where you want to be in that time. Asking yourself this question allows you to set goals and appropriate plan about what you want to achieve in your life.

Without any goals in your life you'll most probably be like a ship drifted in a ocean with out having a destination. Any direction seems like a right destination.The problem is, when you sail without a destination, and being tossed by the waves in the ocean you end up in a rocky island being bankrupt, loosing everything.

Having clear and focused mindset towards your goal allows you to concentrate on your plan and stay focused on what you really want to accomplish in your life.

Actually setting goals and having a purpose in your life will help you achieve your desired goals. According to this study https://sidsavara.com/why-3-of-harvard-mbas-make-ten-times-as-much-as-the-other-97-combined/ those who set goals are twice more likely to succeed than those without goals, and those with written goals and plans are 10 times more likely to succeed than those  who don't have goals.

Ask this question to yourself so that you go with the flow and stay focused on your goals and accomplish them in future.

2. WHERE WILL MY LIFE BE IN ONE, FIVE OR TEN YEARS IF I CONTINUE DOING WHAT I AM DOING TODAY?

Fortunately, most of have visions of where our life will head and where we will be in future whether that is the next one year , 5 year or next 10 year.

Even if you don't have one,hopefully the first question would where you want your life to be in future. Unfortunately, many of us are doing things which will not even take us closer to our goals which we desire to be in future.

Remember! Remember! Remember! 

Your future depends on the things you do today.You cannot live your dream life in future if you spend doing average things today!

If your dream is to be a builder and stay fit within one year, then you can't get their eating junk food all the way along and avoiding healthy food.

Asking yourself this question helps you identify the things you are doing today and wasting time on unnecessary things.It helps you identify the things you gotta do in order to achieve your future goals.

3. DO I WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK?

 

Human beings are social creatures, and the need to be accepted by others is a normal part of being human. This explains why each of us feels the need to act according to societal expectations.

However, sometimes this need to get accepted by others can become so great to the extent that it starts affecting our lives.

Worrying too much about what others will think about you, your behavior, your decisions and so on and trying to do what everyone expects of you can hinder your ability to think for yourself and make your own decisions. Instead of making your decisions based on what you want for yourself, your decisions will be based on what you think others consider to be right.

Unfortunately, you can never truly predict what others will think of you, and therefore trying to please others is an exercise in futility. It is better to do make your own decisions without concerning yourself with what others will think of you.

Asking yourself this question will help you determine if you are doing things because you think they are the right thing to do or because you are afraid of being judged. 

4. DO I CARE MORE ABOUT HOW MY LIFE LOOKS OR HOW IT FEELS?

Today’s society is fueled by marketing and extreme consumerism. In a world where first impressions matter a lot, people see the car you drive or the clothes you wear and not your character or integrity.

Having the right image determines the kind of friends you will get, the relationships will get into and the kind of jobs and business deals you will get. Matters have been made worse by social media, where people are all about showing off how their lives seemingly are. This has led to a situation where most people are more focused on living a life that looks good, even if all this is a façade.

Today, keeping up with the Joneses has become a way of life. People are taking loans to buy houses and cars with the aim of looking successful.

According to a survey by the Country Financial Security Index, more than half of the respondents spend more than their income occasionally, while 21% spend more in a month than they earn in the same month for more than sixth months every year. Most of this expenditure goes towards buying material things with the aim of impressing others.

While doing this might boost your image, it will have adverse effects on your life. Spending beyond your means to impress the masses can lead to a life of debt.

Apart from setting you up for a life debt, living a life where you care more about how your life looks can lead to lack of joy and contentment. Instead of being appreciative of what you have, you will be more focused on getting more so that you can improve your image.

Since you are so focused on getting bigger toys to maintain your image, you end up spending most of your time at work, which in turn also strains your relationships with family. You end up becoming distant to your spouse and miss seeing your kids growing up. Is this the kind of life you want?

Asking yourself if you care more about how your life looks or how it feels will help remind you that living a fake life to impress others is a walk down a treacherous path. It’s better to be rich and look poor than to look rich and be poor.

5. WHAT WILL BE MY BIGGEST REGRET IF I WERE TO DIE TOMORROW?

If you know you are going to die tomorrow, you most probably won’t care about where you lived, how much money you made or how many properties you had. Most likely, you will regret working so hard while neglecting your family.

You will regret letting fear hold your life back. You will regret living the life others expected of you instead of charting your own path. You will regret not going after your dreams. Asking yourself this question gives you a sober reminder of what you should be doing with your life today.

If you know the things you are going to regret when you are lying on your deathbed, why not do them today to avoid going out with regrets when the time comes?

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