Google is finally ready to explain how Gemini will replace Google Assistant in your smart home. The company's original voice assistant will be replaced with the aptly named Gemini for Home starting ...

Shopping for a smart display is harder than it should be. While the dream of an interconnected smart home feels closer than ever thanks to interoperable open-source solutions like Matter and Home ...

While Google Assistant shares some features with the assistants mentioned above, Google's version is more conversational, which means you can ask follow-up questions if you need more information.

Google's latest AI Gemini, a master of conversation and identification, has been around for many months now, so I've been expecting this move for a while, but now it's official: The humble Google ...

Google Assistant isn't what it used to be, and Gemini is something entirely different. Can these two coincide to fix the current state of the smart home? Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a ...

During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras. The ...

or $89.99 bundled with an optional charging dock for both it, a wireless-charging (with MagSafe support, to boot) smartphone or other device, and a USB-tethered device (the USB charging port moved ...

In a rather egregious oversight, one Google Assistant command can delete all the alarms in Google Clock for Android. As highlighted by Artem Russakovskii, telling Google Assistant to “stop/turn off ...

Nope, it’s not just you: Reports of Google Assistant strugglng to perform even basic smart home commands have been surging in recent weeks, and now Google is admitting that something’s amiss. The lead ...