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.

Then, on Wednesday, Google announced a huge overhaul of its smart home efforts. The headline is that it’s finally bringing ...

On smart speakers, Gemini brings an entirely new voice assistant that uses and understands natural language, can interpret ...

Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini for Home, a more conversational and capable smart home AI assistant.

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Gemini is replacing Google Assistant in the company’s smart speakers and displays, while its smart home cams will have AI-powered scene recognition.