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Google Home API preview opens, giving app devs the keys to your smart home
Initially, Google made that API available to only a few select partners for early testing. Companies like Nanoleaf, ADT, and LG have been part of that initial effort, and now this week at CES 2025 Google shares that it’s opening the Home API to public preview.
Gemini AI smarts are coming to Google Home to make the Assistant a better conversationalist
I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras. The main takeaway is that the conversations you have with the Google Assistant will feel more natural.
Google TV will soon get Gemini’s AI smarts
Google plans to incorporate its Gemini AI model into the Google TV experience later in 2025 to make interacting with your TV more intuitive and helpful.
Google will use more mics and Gemini AI to get you to talk to your TV
Newer Google TVs will come with far-field microphones, allowing you to talk to your TV without speaking into your remote.
Gemini AI is coming to Google TV devices in 2025, making them easier to talk to
This week at CES, Google presented an early look at new software and hardware upgrades coming to Google TV devices. The new features include the integration of Gemini, Google's AI model, to the Google Assistant,
Gemini AI coming to Google TV devices in the near future
Google says it wants to make the user experience on its TV operating system ‘more intuitive and helpful.’ It seems harder and harder to avoid artificial intelligence (AI) these days. Google’s Gemini AI is one of the latest models to reach consumers,
Google Home hubs can now work locally thanks to Matter
This week, Google announced it has added full local control of Matter devices to its Google Home Hubs by integrating Home ...
My 4 favorite new Google Home features
Smart home devices have become common. Access to gadgets such as a single smart speaker or a fully connected and automated ...
Google and MediaTek reveal new chip, but it's not for a future Pixel
Google recently added the Google Home panel to smart TVs and Google TV devices, allowing you to quickly control your smart ...
Apple, Google, and Samsung will accept Matter certification of smart home products
Buying a smart home product today means checking which ecosystems it works with by looking for the little “Works with Apple ...
Google Nest Learning Thermostat: Is This Smart Upgrade Worth it?
The Google Nest Learning Thermostat promises to make your home smarter, more efficient, and easier to manage, but how is the ...
Google fires back as Microsoft is accused of 'tricking' people into using Bing
According to Windows Latest, people who searched for Google using either Edge or Chrome web browsers with Bing set as their ...