Google Home er… Nest Hub
The Google Nest Hub is one of the current crop of “smart display” devices which offer voice control via a smart assistant, as well as limited support for a couple OTT video providers.
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There can be only one (assistant on your Sonos)
Google Assistant has finally come to the Sonos One, and I couldn’t be happier. While it’s still a bit less-than-first-party (e.g. the same lack of room awareness as Alexa), being able to control Google Music via voice from the device makes it no longer a paperweight in the lounge. Enjoy voice control for Sonos from your phone, a Google Home […]
Read moreArlo now supports Google Assistant
There are quite a few really neat use cases for the addition of Google Assistant support to NETGEAR Arlo home security cameras, but I think the most interesting has to be Chromecast support. A simple “OK Google, show [camera name]” and it will stream the video to any Chromecast enabled device (TV, NVIDIA Shield TV, etc.). Awesome. Unfortunately, the whole […]
Read moreInsteon Now works with the Google Assistant
No need to create IFTTT applets to call Stringify flows anylonger. Insteon is now available in the Google Assistant Home Control Device list. Insteon Now works with the Google Assistant We are happy to announce that today, Insteon-compatible lighting and electrical control devices (dimmers, switches, outlets, and thermostats) can now be controlled by the Google Assistant on voice-activated […]
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