Google plans a Gemini-powered Home Speaker offering four colors (bright red, light green, black, white), a fabric finish, and a light ring around the base. The speaker pairs with a Google TV Streamer to provide spatial TV audio and may connect to TVs running Google TV OS. It offers new natural voice options, unusual-sound detection for events like glass breaking or smoke alarms, and full Matter support. Gemini will power on-device smarts instead of Google Assistant, with Gemini for Home arriving on Nest speakers and displays from October and offering a paid tier including Gemini Live.
As for features, the big new one is that the speaker will apparently be able to pair with a Google TV Streamer to deliver spatial TV audio, a trick borrowed from Apple's HomePods, which can connect to Apple TV hardware. Hopefully it can also connect to TVs that run the Google TV OS. It will apparently also include new natural voice options, the ability to detect unusual sounds like glass breaking or a smoke alarm, and full support for Matter.
Gemini will deliver the smarts, rather than Google Assistant, which is no surprise. The company announced Gemini for Home this week, which will arrive on existing Nest smart speakers and displays from October this year. It will include a paid tier and support for Gemini Live, though it's not clear which features will be gated behind the premium subscription. Android Headlines calls the new hardware the "Home Speaker," though it's not clear if that's its full or final name.
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