Microsoft Is Taking On the Amazon Echo

[f500link]Microsoft[/f500link] is out to prove that Amazon's Alexa and the [f500link]Google[/f500link] Assistant aren't the only virtual concierges worth inviting into your home. After first teasing its Cortana-powered speaker last December, Harman Kardon's Invoke will finally launch on October 22 for $199. With Microsoft's Cortana butler built-in, the Invoke can recite the weather, control smart home devices and more, just like its Amazon and Google rivals.