Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker returns, shipping next week
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Google is shipping its first new smart speaker in six years, the Google Home Speaker built for Gemini for Home, with preorders starting June 17 and shipping June 25. Hardware is unchanged from the $99 model, available in porcelain, hazel, jade, and berry (the last two US-exclusive). It offers 360-degree sound, stereo pairing, and spatial audio when used with a Google TV Streamer, and acts as a Matter controller and Thread border router (Thread 1.3 at launch). Gemini for Home aims for a more natural conversation, with six months of Google Home Premium included.
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- Ten months later, the $100 Google Home Speaker is finally available for preorder Ars Technica
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