"Google is finally launching a new smart speaker, and it's a complete redesign. The new Google Home Speaker features a new flattened sphere shape, new colors, a new light ring, and lots of new AI-powered features. Announced this week, along with a major Gemini-infused update to its Google Home smart home platform, the speaker will also run the new Gemini voice assistant instead of Google Assistant. It won't be available until spring 2026, but I got an early look in New York City last week."
"At $99.99, it's larger than a Mini but smaller than the Audio, around the same size as a HomePod Mini, but wider and flatter. The speaker is launching in four colors: white, gray, green, and red. I was particularly taken with the berry red color, which is bright and bold - a far cry from the muddy orange of the Nest Mini."
The Google Home Speaker is a complete redesign with a flattened-sphere shape, a new light ring, and AI-powered capabilities driven by the Gemini voice assistant. The device launches at $99.99 and will arrive in spring 2026. The speaker is positioned between the Mini and Audio in size, roughly matching a HomePod Mini but wider and flatter, and it ships in white, gray, green, and red. Audio is 360-degree with clear vocals, solid mids, and decent bass in demos. Users can pair two for stereo sound and connect them wirelessly. The speaker coincides with a Gemini-infused update to Google Home.
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