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 ...

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

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 ...

For those who want a smart speaker device, but not at an exorbitant price, this is the one for you. The Google Nest Mini is the update to the now two-year-old Google Home Mini, and at $79 it packs a ...

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But some portable speakers can be a bit more expensive than you might want to pay. That’s why it’s always a good idea to get them for less when you can, and this Google speaker is on sale for ...

To use Google Slides Speaker Spotlight, open Google Slides in Chrome, select the Speaker Spotlight icon or go to Insert > Speaker Spotlight, and choose a shape. Customize it via the Format menu ...

The Burgundy Red speaker combines practical features with a festive design. It delivers 360° sound using a 3-unit acoustic design with symmetrical full-range speakers, ensuring balanced audio for ...

Yoto is recalling more than 251,000 Yoto mini speakers for children due to burn and fire hazards. The speaker’s lithium-ion battery can overheat and catch fire, posing burn and fire hazards to ...

After being spotted by some earlier this month, Google has detailed how Gemini “AI-powered answers” in Google Assistant works on the Nest Mini and Audio, and how to test it.

Google Home is the beating heart of the tech giant's smart home ecosystem, and its Nest speakers have made it easier than ever to issue voice commands into the ether. Still, if you've blanketed ...