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Voice-controlled speaker market predicted to double as Apple reportedly works on its plans

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/macpro-siri-speaker.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500)</div><p>As Apple is believed to be working on its own ‘<a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/siri-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Siri speaker[/url]‘ product, research firm eMarketer has predicted that the U.S. market for voice-controlled speakers will double this year.</p>

<p>The number of active U.S. users will more than double for the devices this year, to 35.6 million, eMarketer said.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-alexa-idUSKBN1840ZL?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reuters[/url] reports that in the market currently dominated by Amazon and Google, there is currently a clear leader …</p>
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