Nest's two smart thermostats look similar, but they're very different under the hood—and only one of them is a "learning" ...

The rest of the smart home lineup will feel familiar, save for some new colors, internal tweaks and software features. The biggest change is that all of the new Nest devices built-in cameras will ...

In true Google fashion, the tech giant is not afraid to terminate hardware devices when it feels they have run their course. In 2024, at least seven products entered Google's graveyard, including the ...

The new Home Panel gives me access to my lights, cameras, and thermostat, all from within Google TV Streamer. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends In late September, Google announced a new feature for ...

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Google has now committed to upgrades for its existing Home products after criticism from users shows how the service has become worse in recent years. Google Home’s experience has taken a step ...

Google is overdue an update to its smart home setup, and now we know when it’ll come: October 1st. The company has teased some sort of launch or announcement for that day, promising that “Gemini is ...

Given up on trying to get Google Assistant to dim the lights or pull your drapes? If you’re an Android user, now’s your chance to give Gemini a spin with your smart home. Google has just released an ...

Older Google TV and Chromecast devices are finally getting the Home Panel feature, allowing you to control your smart home devices from your TV. The feature was initially launched with the Google TV ...

At Made by Google 2025, Google detailed “Gemini for Home” and briefly showed what appears to be a new first-party smart speaker. Compared to Google Assistant, “Gemini for Home” is said to be “more ...

Google issued 100 announcements during its Google I/O developers conference this week, none of which involved the smart home. That apparent lack of enthusiasm for a topic close to our heart didn’t ...

When I started using a Google smart speaker six years ago, I was all in. Voice assistants have never been perfect—in fact, they always kind of sucked—but I found (having also used Alexa and Siri) that ...