Google Home Mini preview hardware defect causes near-constant listening, uploads to servers The first batch of Google Home Mini hardware distributed at assorted release events had a serious flaw that caused the device to listen in on every noise generated in a house — and has since been pinned down as a hardware problem with a key feature now temporarily disabled after a firmware update. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 36
$399 Google Home Max with SmartSound takes aim at Apple's HomePod In addition to its budget-priced $49 Google Home Mini, the search giant also introduced a push to the premium end of the speaker market, unveiling the $399 Google Home Max with speakers 20 times more powerful than the regular Home. Neil Hughes 8 years ago 25
Google Home Mini offers affordable voice assistant, music streaming for $49 Google on Wednesday unveiled a smaller, more affordable version of its Home speaker and assistant, dubbed the Google Home Mini, set to launch in stores on Oct. 19 for $49. Neil Hughes 8 years ago 8
Survey finds 1/3 of people interested in Apple's HomePod, still more likely to buy Amazon Echo Roughly a third of people in the U.S. are interested in Apple's Siri-based HomePod, though they're more likely to buy an Amazon Echo in practice, survey results suggested on Wednesday. Roger Fingas 8 years ago 81
Google Home updates will provide visual responses on an iPhone display, hands-free calling Google has revealed a number of updates it will be rolling out to the Google Home connected speaker, with major additions including the device's ability to put responses to queries on a nearby display, such as the user's iPhone, as well as being able to place phone calls from the device itself. Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 7
