If you can only buy one Google Home controller, the Nest Hub is a more valuable addition to your home than the Home Speaker.

Here's how the new Google Home Speaker has fared against the likes of my Apple HomePod Mini and Echo Dot Max so far.

Until now, Google Home has been a smart home system with Google Assistant at its center. It was simple and reliable, but also fussy. You needed exact keyphrases, and memorizing them could feel akin to ...

Measuring 3.44 inches tall, 4.2 inches in diameter, and weighing just 0.9 pounds, the new Google Home Speaker is compact enough to blend into almost any space while still feeling more premium than ...

The new Google Home Speaker with Gemini can handle multiple requests at once, manage calendars, and make smart-home control far less frustrating. After testing the new $100 speaker, I found it solved ...

Teased during a Pixel demonstration back in August, Google’s latest smart speaker is finally official, but it’s not coming out right away. Weeks after sneaking it into a product demo and teasing it on ...

Last fall Google teased that it was working on an all-new Google Home speaker due out sometime in mid 2026. And while it took a tiny bit longer than expected, today the company began taking pre-orders ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...

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Wondering if your Google Nest smart home devices will become glorified paperweights if your subscription lapses? Here's ...

Google Nest problems can be frustrating, but many are easy to solve. Here are five common issues owners face and the fixes ...