Google’s Android operating system powers most of the world’s smartphones. Google’s Chrome OS is gaining ground in the laptop space, particularly in the education market. But Google has also been developing another operating system called Fuchsia for the past few years. It just hasn’t been clear what the operating system is for (will it replace […]
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Goodbye Google Home Hub: Hello Nest Hub (and Nest Hub Max)
Google’s smart displays are now officially part of the Nest family of smart home products. The company has unveiled the Nest Home Hub Max with a 10 inch display, which is coming this summer for $229. And the original 7 inch Google Home Hub is getting a price cut and a new name: The Nest […]
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Daily Deals (12-19-2018)
Didn’t get a chance to pick up an Amazon Echo or Google Home device while they were on sale for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or one of the many other sales in the past month? Don’t worry — Amazon is still selling Echo hardware for as little as $20. But B&H may have the best […]
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Google Home Hub uses different software than other Google Assistant smart displays
When JBL and Lenovo launched smart displays powered by Google Assistant this summer, the companies tapped into a platform Google announced at the start of the year. But when Google launched its own smart display this week, the company didn’t follow suit. The Google Home Hub is a $149 smart display with a 7 inch […]
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Daily Deals (10-09-2018)
Google’s new Pixel Slate tablet and Pixel 3 smartphones are on their way… and so is the company’s first smart display, the upcoming Google Home Hub. The $149 Home Hub is a smart speaker with a touchscreen display that can provide visual responses to your requests, play videos, or show photos. And if you’re in […]
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Google Home Hub is a smart display without a camera
Google is expanding its line of smart home gadgets with its first smart display. In some ways Google Home Hub is basically a Google Home smart speaker with a display. But that screen brings support for new features. Interestingly there’s one key feature Google Home Hub does not have: video calls. It has a two […]
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Google Home Hub smart display leaked ahead of probable Oct 9th launch
Google is holding an event on October 9th where the company is expected to unveil its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones, among other things. And not it looks like one of those other things could be the company’s first smart display powered by Google Assistant. MySmartPrice has posted what are allegedly the first […]