Samsung Bixby

Samsung hasn’t yet managed to shake the lackluster

reputation of its Bixby digital assistant, especially when

compared against rivals Google Assistant, Alexa, and

even Siri. But the company is apparently pressing on

with the idea of putting Bixby into a smart speaker that

will resemble the Echo, Google Home, and Apple’s

HomePod in concept.

The Wall Street Journal’s report on a foldable smartphone

from Samsung also offers some new information on the

speaker project. Samsung is expected to announce its

device within the next month. If true, the likely launch target

would be August 9th, which is Samsung’s Unpacked event

for the Galaxy Note 9. It seems the company is planning

some other surprises, based on this report. The rumored

price? $300.

Samsung has already directly confirmed that it’s developing

such a speaker. A new Galaxy Watch smartwatch could also

be unveiled at the Note event.