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What was the Most Exciting Product Google Announced This Week?

Kellen October 16, 2019

Google announced a bunch of new hardware yesterday in a variety of product categories. New phones were the big story, but they also brought us a new Chromebook, upgraded Nest Mini, upgraded mesh WiFi system, and showed off their first true wireless earbuds...

Google’s New Nest Mini has Better Sound, Dedicated Machine Learning Chip

Kellen October 15, 2019

Google's new Nest Mini is now official too and it costs the same $49 as the original Mini. There are upgrades, though, so don't get it twisted. Google says that it can produce 2x stronger bass, has more clear and natural sound, and a 3rd microphone to hear you...

Nest WiFi Likely Just Stopped Through the FCC as a 2-Piece System

Kellen September 30, 2019

A Nest Wifi is rumored to launch alongside the Pixel 4 and Google Nest Mini here in a couple of weeks. Two devices that sure make the case for being that new Nest WiFi system just stopped by the FCC, revealing some important details. The two devices are Google...

New Nest WiFi Sounds Like the Perfect Smart Home Starter Kit

Kellen September 17, 2019

Google's Pixel 4 won't be the only new item on display at their October 15 event. During their time in from the camera, Google plans to show off a "new Pixel phone and Connected Home devices," which has us thinking Google Nest Mini and maybe something else....

New Google Nest Mini Stops at FCC

Kellen September 11, 2019

The rumored Google Nest Mini is no longer a rumor, as the device stopped by the FCC this morning. Under model number H2C, the new Mini is likely to be a similar shape and size to the original Google Home Mini, only with a couple of nice upgrades. The FCC tests...

Nest Hub Max Now Available for Purchase! (Updated)

Kellen September 8, 2019

Google's Nest Hub Max, a smart display with a camera that can recognize your face, is now available at Best Buy for $229 and should arrive at a variety of retailers later in the day. It is September 9, after all, the day that Google kept suggesting would be...

A Replacement for Your Google Home Mini Reportedly in the Works

Kellen August 21, 2019

The Google Home Mini is probably the single reason that Google has had so much success over the past two years in competing with Amazon's Alexa. At an original starting price point of $49, countless discounts each month, bundling (often times for free) with...

Nest Migration to Google Accounts is Now Live

Kellen August 19, 2019

This morning, Google updated a bunch of their Google Nest Help pages with FAQ and instructions over migrating your Nest account to a Google account. Up until a few minutes ago, we weren't seeing the option to perform the migration, but a Nest app update that...