Google Home Speaker Review: strong sound, fiddly controls
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The Verge’s hands-on review of Google’s $99 Home Speaker finds surprisingly strong, room-filling audio and reliable wake words, but its minimalist design makes the touch controls and status feedback less intuitive. Built to showcase Gemini, the device can cast, group, and pair with a Google TV, and it supports multi-room audio, yet the experience hinges on Gemini’s broader capabilities and may not replace existing speakers yet.
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