Apple iAsk

iAsk is a smart speaker developed by Apple, Inc. designed to compete with Amazon Echo. The device consists of a 9.25 inch (23.5 cm) tall cylinder speaker with a seven-piece microphone array, and  connects to the voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant service Siri. Like Echo, iAsk is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic and other real time information. It can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation hub.