Google Home Speaker: a smart speaker with artificial intelligence as if from a magical world

Google officially announced its long-awaited return to the market of home audio devices by presenting a new product – Google Home Speaker. The device features full native support for Gemini Live’s advanced proprietary artificial intelligence, powerful 360-degree directional sound, and an updated Google Home control system.

Design

This stylish gadget has the shape of a cute flattened ball. The smart speaker will be sold in four different colors. An important visual feature is a bright built-in multi-color LED indicator that beautifully wraps around the device stand and is designed for neat interactive interaction and activity indication of the smart AI voice assistant.

The overall diameter of the compact case of Google Home Speaker is only 10.7 cm with a small weight of the device of 396 grams.

Technical characteristics and connection possibilities

The new smart device Google Home Speaker has advanced hardware for quality performance in today’s home ecosystems:

• CPU: quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 performance chip;
• Memory configuration: fast 1 GB of standard RAM in connection with a convenient 4 GB storage;
• Communication interfaces: the latest communication protocols of the Wi-Fi 6 standard, support for energy-efficient Bluetooth 5.4 and special built-in integration from the Thread 1.3 specification.

Smart Google Home Speaker can be configured as quickly as possible to play audio from modern multimedia platforms or be directly tied to devices running Google TV software. Owners have complete freedom of technology use: two physical speakers can be combined into a single home wireless stereo system.

Engineers placed a high-quality 58 mm speaker inside the gadget. Three highly sensitive integrated microphones are responsible for accurate, error-free reception of commands from the owners of the apartment.

Smart home and paid subscription features

The basic capabilities of Google’s powerful artificial intelligence tool Gemini Live are available to every customer for free with no mandatory monthly subscription. The free script allows you to quickly give the most common basic instructions to the AI, as well as configure the playback of your favorite music, send messages to contact users, and start the radio or podcasts.

To fully unlock more advanced methods of interaction, as well as to apply the automation of the processes of Google’s smart home scripting systems, you will need to sign up for a subscription costing $10 per month. Special daily summaries of smart home information and professional 24/7 video monitoring of smart security camera recordings will be available to all users who choose to purchase a plan at a price of $20 per month.

Price and release date

The initial retail price for the smart Google Home Speaker during the official pre-order period through the Google Store will be an attractive $99. The full mass sale of the gadget will start as planned on June 25 in the USA, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden.