You can build most of the best Google smart home without leaving the company’s own first-party products. By Stan Horaczek , Brandt Ranj Updated Nov 7, 2023 10:31 PM EST ...

Like Amazon, Google has it’s own brand for its smart home products – Nest.Google actually bought Nest back in 2014, which led to a revolt from iPhone users and even Apple stopping sales of ...

For each smart home, it's important to have a control center, one device that will kick off your collection of devices. For a Google-centric smart home, I recommend starting with the second-gen ...

Google Home has a new update that will make it easier to let family members or guests control devices in your smart home. The ...

That would make a lot of sense if the Nest smart home products offered an infallible experience. Unfortunately, the Nest Hub, too, is not immune to Google’s directionless approach.

Google didn’t take a linear path to building its smart home platform. In 2014, it bought Nest, then a startup with just two products: the Nest Learning Thermostat and the Nest Protect smoke and ...

Its smart home unit, Google Nest, didn’t get a mention. While the company’s current focus on AI could end up helping the category, I’m starting to worry about the state of the Google smart home.

So if you’re looking for a smart home ecosystem that lets you use all of today’s cutting-edge gadgets, it’s hard to go wrong with either Google Home or Alexa. Both products are also heavily ...

Amazon unveiled its "helpful, capable robot for your home" named Astro toward the end of 2021, charging a cool $1,000. If you think that sounds steep for what seems to amount to Alexa on wheels ...