Users of the Google Home wireless smart speaker with voice control have discovered that in addition to the usual Google assistant, the device contains “Mr. Satoshi.”
To launch the new hidden function, just call the voice assistant using the phrase “Okay, Google”, and then ask to call Mr. Satoshi.
“Okay, let's invite Mr. Satoshi,” the speaker answers. “Hi, I'm Mr. Satoshi,” he adds after a short pause. “Which digital currency do you want to check?” After which you can ask the assistant for the rate of any cryptocurrency.
“Mr. Satoshi” is ready to tell not only about the current Bitcoin rate, but also about the prices of altcoins. However, it is unknown where exactly the program receives the data. Many users have suggested that this is an “Easter egg” left by Google programmers, but there is no confirmation of this theory yet.
In turn, one of the Reddit users, introducing himself as a former Google Assistant developer, suggested that this is a third-party application. According to him, if the program receives an unfamiliar request, it begins searching for the corresponding application based on popularity. Therefore, it is possible that “Mr. Satoshi” is the brainchild of an unknown programmer to whom Google Home simply refers.
Google likes to hide various “Easter eggs” in its products. One of the most famous is caused by the query “do a barrel roll”, which must be entered on the search engine page. However, before this, none of them had been associated with cryptocurrencies.
The name of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, whose mysterious disappearance in 2011 still raises a lot of questions, has become a cult name in the cryptocurrency industry. In 2014, a heated discussion on the Bitcointalk forum was sparked by a topic titled “Will you name your child Satoshi for 150 Bitcoins?” Probably today, when Bitcoin costs about $19,000, this offer would be of interest to many.
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