Introducing…
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Google Home
The Google Home is a voice-controlled smart speaker, powered
by Google Assistant, which enables owners to use a wide
range of Google and third-party services. Originally released in
mid-2016, Google Home has a growing number of integrations
with many different types of services and products including
music, video, news, weather, games and home automation.
Updates are released frequently by Google ‘over the air’ and
install transparently, adding new features and improvements
to enhance the abilities of the Home device. Several different
Google Home devices are available including the original unit
(simply ‘Google Home’), a smaller version called the ‘Google
Home Mini’, a larger ‘Google Home Max’ that focuses on
excellent audio quality and models featuring screens, called
‘Google Smart Displays’. Google has designed the range to fit
in in the home, not to look like technology showcases, with
neutral colours, curved edges and neatly designed power
cables. Each of the units offers a degree of customisation, either
with multiple colour purchase options or removable coloured
speaker mesh. The products are designed to compete with
the Echo, Echo Dot and Echo Show from Amazon, which offer
similar functionality but without the rich knowledge that comes
from being powered by the world’s favourite search engine and
its advanced ‘knowledge graph’.
The original Google Home product has a touch sensitive
panel on the top which is used to control volume, play and
pause modes. Google’s signature coloured lights illuminate
when the Google Home hears its wake word (‘Hey Google’
Introducing
Google Home
The Google Home voice-controlled smart
speaker helps you make the most of Google
Assistant, using only your voice
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