Sony LF-S50G puts Google Assistant in a new wireless speaker

Officially speaking, Google Home is the only smart speaker that houses Google Assistant. Other speakers and devices usually only get Google's smart assistant after the fact or as an added feature. Google Home is, of course, far from perfect and it could do with a second iteration, which is probably unlikely to happen. Fortunately there is now the Sony LF-S50G which was made and designed specifically for Google Assistant, built with the lessons learned from Google Home and other smart speakers now filling the market.

One of the biggest problems with Google Home is sound quality, which can be described as passable at best. Google isn't exactly an audio company, so we can probably give it a break in that regard. Sony, however, is bringing decades of experience in making speakers to the LF-S50G, stepping up the audio experience, whether listening to music or listening to what Google Assistant has to say.

The S50G boasts of a 360-degree vertical two-way facing speaker that can sufficiently cover a 38 sq. m. room. The full range speaker covers vocals and treble while a subwoofer takes care of the bass. With Bluetooth and NFC, all it takes is a single tap to connect your phone to the speaker and have your tunes streaming in no time.

Of course, the LF-S50G was built with Google Assistant in mind, so you have access to all the skills and abilities available to the smart assistant, from asking about the weather to controlling any other smart home device connected to the same network. Its IPX3 waterproof rating makes it ideal for use even in the kitchen. And while almost all smart speakers have no display to speak of, the S50G has dot matrix-like clock display, making it the perfect bedside companion as well.

The Sony LF-S50G Wireless Speaker goes on sale in October. It will carry a $199.99 price tag and will come two color options of black and white. When it comes out, it will be competing more with the Apple HomePod and Harman Invoke in providing adding better audio performance in smart home speakers.