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Google bets on Gemini to reinvent smart home speaker

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Google's New Smart Home Speaker Is Here, a Challenger to the HomePod Mini

Google's latest smart speaker -- called the Google Home Speaker -- has arrived, starting at $100.

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Google has discontinued the Nest Home Mini and Nest Audio

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Preorders open for next-gen Google Home speaker with Gemini smarts

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Google just reset its entire smart home. This speaker is where it starts.

The 2026 Google Home Speaker is built around Gemini, and for the first time, talking to a smart speaker should actually feel natural.

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Google’s Gemini-powered AI home speaker goes on sale June 25

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Google confirms: These Nest smart speakers have ended production

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Ten months later, the $100 Google Home Speaker is finally available for preorder

The new device is small and round—an oblate spheroid, technically.

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Google's new Gemini-powered smart speaker is finally available for pre-order

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Google to Start Selling Google Home With Gemini

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New Smart Home Update Aims to Simplify Everyday Device Connections

Matter 1.6 introduces updates to device setup, smart thermostats, and connected-home technologies. Here's what you need to know.

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CNET: Smart home gadgets for the mom who could use one

Nest is still our choice for best overall smart thermostat, but it isn’t massively different from the second-gen model, and the gap is narrowing as other brands introduce solid competitors. (CNET) Nest is still our choice for best overall smart ...

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6 Google smart home gadgets worth buying in 2026

Anyone who owns Google Home smart home products is awash in options for compatible gadgets, so we narrowed them down to those most worth buying in 2026.