At Google I/O today the Google Home was the star of the keynote, with Google’s pivot in the recent years to AI an all voice assistant was inevitable. Amazon beat them to market but Google came fighting back with Home. Amazon recently announced Echo was getting calling which makes complete sense because if you can […]
Tag: Google Assistant
NVIDIA Spot is a New Google Home-Like Peripheral for the NVIDIA Shield
Google Home is a pretty nifty device that works even better with multiple. They can act as speakers, playing synchronized music between all of them. Of course, of more interest is the Google Assistant that is included. When you use the cue word, “OK Google”, the closest Home will respond to your request. Android TVs […]
Google Home was first announced at Google I/O back in May as an example of Google’s Assistant. Instead of just searching the web, the idea was using Google’s search engine to surface answers. This is part of an evolution of the search engine where certain queries rendered cards with answers. With Google Home, users could […]
Google Assistant API Launched Today
The Google Assistant is getting an API today with the launch of “Actions on Google,” a way for developers to build “conversation actions” that can be called up on the Assistant’s various interfaces. This stays true to the API being available in December as we talked about when covering the Google Home Cheatsheet. The “Actions on […]
Google Home Commands Cheatsheet
Looking for a list of commands the your Google Home will understand? Since the Google Home only came out a short while ago I’ve decided it’s a good idea to have an easy to access resource to remind the community what’s achievable with this size of salsa digital assistant we call Google Home. This list […]
Google Home Speaker – First Thoughts and Impressions
Hello Everyone, I purchased the Google Home speaker recently on Friday (Went to Walmart at 12 AM to get one.) and I have a few of my thoughts here right now for you. Setup Setup was easy to go through, about as involved as setting up a chromecast or chromecast audio. You use the renamed […]
Google Home Comes Home November 4th for $129 Pre-Order Today!
Originally announced at Google I/O but then went silent as a mime until today. Google is now allowing you to throw money at them in exchange for a Google Home or a few if you’re feeling lucky. Yes, Google has released all the details, including price, shipping date, and more about its abilities. Nick also reminded […]
Google Home Strategy To Disrupt Amazon Echo’s Monopoly
In a recent Variety exclusive Google revealed key details of this plan during a closed-door meeting with industry insiders about a month after publicly unveiling Google Home at Google I/O. The meeting was only between about 50 people and was at Google HQ in Mountain View. After working with vendors/OEMs on cast enabled products Google Home […]
Google Home To Join Android TV And Google Cast In The Living Room
Google Home has just been announced at Google I/O and it appears to be a match made in heaven for Android TV. Google Home, previously code named “Chirp”, was rumored to be an Amazon Echo competitor. It certainly is an Amazon Echo competitor but also so much more. It appears to be the realization of […]