https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/23/samsung-working-on-smart-speaker-to-rival-amazon-echo-apple-homepod.html >Samsung is working on a smart speaker that will be launched "soon", the company's mobile chief told CNBC, which will pit it against the likes of Amazon, Apple, and Google, in the hotly-contested space. >DJ Koh, the president of Samsung's mobile division, said a smart speaker was on the way.