It's been a slow erosion, but recent cracks in Google's smart home foundation paint a very grim picture of the future. Reading time 3 minutes When I started using a Google smart speaker six years ago, ...

Google’s first AI assistant has all but disappeared from new smartphones, but it still lives on in smart homes across the country — for a little longer, anyway. Starting this month, Google says it ...

Google is taking a big step toward making your smart home feel, well, smart, by baking in Gemini AI into the Home APIs that developers use to build their own apps and devices. Announced during Google ...

Gemini’s Google Home extension can now carry out more complex requests, like ‘Turn on all the living room lights except the armchair light.’ Gemini’s Google Home extension can now carry out more ...

Whether you’re looking for an easy way to automate lighting, locks, and thermostats or want help organizing your week, investing in smart home technology can go a long way toward a happier and more ...

Nest is Google's line of smart home devices. In addition to the Nest Learning Thermostat that most people are familiar with, the lineup of smart home products now includes doorbells, locks, smoke & ...

“Hey Google, set bedroom lamp to 50 percent.” Such stilted voice commands have been the stuff of smart home for years, but with Gemini for Home, Google is promising a smart home you can have an actual ...

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 ...

It’s been a while, and though the basics are the same, Apple Home and Google Home have both benefitted from some long-needed ...

When Google released its first Home smart speaker, I was immediately all in. I had been following the smart home scene for years and couldn’t wait to start implementing some of it; the timing was ...

From game-changing text diffusion models and cutting-edge AR glasses to AI videos with sound and virtual clothing try-ons, there was plenty of amazing tech to see during Google’s I/O keynote on ...

Michael Bizzaco has been writing about and working with consumer tech for well over a decade. With a background in home theater sales, installation and repair, Michael's hands-on reviews, how-to ...