. >> blake scholl from boom technology. we're excited to watch it happen. >> thank you. >> google has an answer for -- the battle of the home assistant when "press here" continues. >> welcome back. i remember years ago trying to convince someone they needed a dvr, and they did not see the value. today, of course, everybody knows they need a dvr. i bring this up because my new got to have thing is a home assistant. the amazon ecco sitting on the kitchen counter. you just talk to it, and it plays music or it tells you the cubs score. it has a voice. its name is alexus. less than two weeks from now google will release its rival. they call it the google home. now, that voice does not have name, but it will have the power of google behind it. that may be enough. dave evans, a futurist. he holds patents on all kinds of things, including the connected car. he is an expert on the internet of things as well. you were just telling me about what nine alexas in your house. >> six more arrive today. that will bring me up to nine. >> hav