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Well, the rumors were true. At its IO developer conference in California today, Google announced Home, the company’s own take on the Amazon Echo. Much like the Echo, Home is basically a small speaker you plug into the wall, with a series of far-field microphones tuned to hear you from across the room. It’s powered by Google’s voice technology – now the new and improved Google Assistant –  can handle all the basics: answering questions, controlling music, or controlling some gadgets. It’s a Google device, so of course it supports Google Cast. That means you can stream music from your…

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