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Google Home Now Less Obnoxious When It Comes to Turning Off Lights

Kellen July 24, 2019

Every night for the past several years, I've run two Google Assistant commands. The first is to turn on my bedroom lights, followed by a second not long after to turn them back off. Each time I do that, Google responds with an audio reply that it has done...

Report: Not so Surprisingly, Google Listens to a Small Fraction of ‘Ok Google’ Queries

Tim July 11, 2019

A report from VRT NEWS is claiming that Google employees are listening to "Ok, Google" queries made from Google Home devices and Google Assistant on our smart devices. Not only are they listening to a small portion of all queries, said to be about 0.2% of the...

Nest Hub and All Google Home Products are Super Cheap Right Now

Kellen June 27, 2019

Google slashed prices on all of its Google Home products today, including the rebranded Nest Hub. The deals as of this morning include $24 off Google Home Mini, $30 off Google Home, $50 off Google Home Max, and $50 off Google Nest Hub. You can get into a Home...

Google May Change Google Home to Nest Home and I’m Annoyed (Updated: Google Says No Change)

Tim June 21, 2019

At Google I/O this year, Google officially switched the Google Home Hub to the Nest Hub. It was a bit confusing at first, but if you just remember that basically all smart home products from Google that feature a display are now labeled as Nest products, it's...

There are so Many Great Alternatives to Shouting “Hey Google” at Google Assistant

Kellen June 10, 2019

The "Hey Google" and "OK Google" commands have always been hit or miss for me. I can't tell if that's because I speak weirdly or if Google just hates me, but a reddit thread with alternatives to those two commands has me ready to take back control of my Google...

New Google Home Device Stops at FCC, but What the Hell is It?

Kellen May 31, 2019

I don't know what exactly it is, but a new Google "media device" showed up at the FCC this morning with a model number that looks like it would fit nicely into the Google Home or Google Nest families of products. The device is listed under Google's FCC ID as...

DEAL: Google Home Max is Down to $254 Right Now ($145 Off)

Kellen May 27, 2019

Google's largest and loudest Google Home speaker, the Google Home Max, is often overlooked because of its high original $400 price tag. Today, as a part of a Memorial Day weekend sale at Rakuten, you can grab one for as low as $254, which is a heck of a price....

Google Tries to Clarify “Works With Nest” Death, Teases Future Features

Kellen May 16, 2019

Last week at Google I/O, Google made a fair attempt at pissing the entire world of smart home product owners off to the fullest extent. While announcing that Nest was becoming Google Nest, they simultaneously announced that the "Works with Nest" program would...