Home Assistant is super versatile but not all smart devices work with the open-source smart home platform. I've spent the ...

A t first glance, Google Home and Amazon Echo smart speakers share many similar features. They can automate smart devices ...

Dust off your old Nest speaker! Reconnect it to your Wi-Fi and enjoy hands-free help, music, and more. Learn how to ...

We've been talking for a bit about the arrival of Gemini's conversational abilities finally coming to the Google Assistant on ...

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Google has slowly started rolling out a Gemini-powered Google Assistant to some Google Home users on select Nest smart ...

a smart speaker can do a ton. So what's the best smart home speaker for seniors? To find out, we analyzed various models based on cost, ease of setup, built-in features and compatibility with ...

From smart speakers to robot vacuums, a smart home device could make the perfect gift for that special someone.

Google designed the Home Mini and Home to be standalone devices with the Google Assistant built in. These gave people a thing to interact with, as well as a gateway to control other devices such as ...

Google is fighting a battle for voice assistant supremacy against Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri. The latter duo have the upper hand, but many smart speakers still use Google Assistant, so those are ...

Smart speakers often act as the unassuming center of a comprehensive smart home set up. Here are the best brands you can look ...

Ty Pendlebury has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about streaming and home audio. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications ...