Google’s First Home Speaker in Six Years is Way Smarter Now

Google has unveiled the Google Home Speaker, marking the start of a new generation of smart home devices built around Gemini to be smarter than before.

The Google Home Speaker comes six years after the last smart speaker launch, and it seems the comeback will be led by Gemini Intelligence’s new smarts.

The speaker introduces a more conversational approach to voice interactions that is designed to make everyday tasks, entertainment, and smart home controls feel more natural than traditional voice assistants.

Gemini For Home

The Google Home Speaker is the first audio product created specifically for Gemini for Home, Google’s AI-powered voice assistant.

Instead of relying on fixed command phrases, the system can understand more natural requests, follow context during conversations, and handle multiple instructions within a single sentence.

Users can also make corrections while speaking without needing to restart a command.

Voice and AI Features

Google has included 10 new voice options designed to deliver more natural responses.

Gemini can answer more detailed questions by combining information from different sources and reasoning through multiple steps.

The speaker also supports continued conversations, allowing users to ask follow-up questions without repeatedly using the wake phrase.

For users seeking additional AI features, Google Home Premium unlocks Gemini Live conversations, camera history search for compatible Nest cameras, and Home summaries that recap activity around the house.

Audio and Entertainment

Beyond AI features, the speaker delivers 360-degree audio designed to provide balanced sound throughout a room.

Advanced microphone processing helps improve voice recognition in different environments. The speaker can also be paired with a Google TV Streamer.

Users can connect up to two speakers to create a more immersive home entertainment setup with spatial surround sound.

Price and Availability

The Google Home Speaker is available for pre-order and will go on sale on June 25. It is priced at $99.99.

The device comes in Hazel and Porcelain colour options globally, while Jade and Berry are exclusive to the US market.

Google says subscribers to AI Pro and AI Ultra plans will receive Google Home Premium access at no additional cost.