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Google readies new phones, gadgets

"[Google Assistant] will be a two-way conversation, a natural dialogue between our users and Google", said Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive.

Google Home will support Spotify, Pandora, Google Play Music, and YouTube Music as well as a few other streaming services.

"We're at a seminal moment for computer". Another big rival, Apple, has built its own services, such as online maps and its own Siri personal assistant, to replace Google's apps on the iPhone.

At its heart, the device uses Google Assistant, the company's machine learning algorithm that learns from user commands and aggregates data from various apps and devices.

Of those, the most notable is its new phone.

A promo video for the phone's launch takes a shot at Apple's iPhone 7 not including a headphone jack.

Google has designed hardware before, but Osterloh says Google will now get deeper into it. That gives the companies a better chance of selling advertising or other services.

Google will sell its Pixel phones online, through retail chains like Best Buy and various wireless carriers around the world, although the company said it has an exclusive deal with Verizon in the United States. The smaller one will cost about $650, with orders starting Tuesday; the larger version will go for about $750. It is also linked to external services, such as Wikipedia, for when Google doesn't know the answer itself.

In comparison, Apple customers receive limited storage on Apple's iCloud storage service and must pay for higher quantities.

"Building hardware and software together. allows Google to be helpful to people wherever they need us, no matter the context or form factor", he said.

At such low prices, it's unlikely that either company will turn a profit on hardware sales, but that's beside the point for both Google and Amazon.

CNNMoney will be on the ground at Google's event on Tuesday, so stay tuned for complete coverage of its new devices. 4, 2016, the search giant will ramp up its consumer electronics strategy with expected announcements of new gadgets including new smartphones and an internet-connected personal-assistant for the home similar to Amazon's Echo speaker.

Like the smartphone, it features Google Assistant. Netflix will be one of the first to work, so you can simply ask Google Home to start the Netflix show "Orange is the New Black".

On Tuesday, Google announced Google Home, its always-listening digital voice assistant device and competitor to Amazon Echo, helping to expand the market for digital voice assistant devices. The company says that the speakers won't be confused by voice activation as long as they are registered through the same account. The list of Google Home launch partners is much smaller than the very big offering of Echo friends.

The Pixel devices are available in three colors and are available for preorder immediately.

Google introduced a Wi-Fi router, which it is calling Google Wi-Fi. The new Google Wi-Fi system will be modular - just add new components based on how your home and rooms are shaped.

Google says Home's design was inspired by standard household items, like wine glasses.

Google may also provide a closer look Tuesday at some other products, including a new virtual-reality headset that it teased in May.

Daydream View and the controller will be out in November for $79.

Finally, the company debuted its newest Chromecast device - the Chromecast Ultra.

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Google readies new phones, gadgets