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How to Add a Smart Speaker to Your Home Assistant Setup

Google and Apple speakers pair easily with Home Assistant, while Alexa speakers require a complex setup that didn't work in ...
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This Easy-to-Use Google Speaker Made Me a Believer in Smart Home Devices

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This Docker Container Lets Me AirPlay to My Google Nest Speakers

Do you have extra Google Assistant- and Chromecast-enabled speakers lying around that you want to use with AirPlay? I did, and I never realized just how simple it was to pair the two. Using the ...
ZDNet

Google is upgrading almost every Nest security device - and there's a new Home speaker, too

Google has just announced new Nest smart home devices. The new devices include a smart speaker with Gemini, Nest Doorbell, and Nest Cams. The company is also releasing multiple updates to its Google ...
Fox News

Set up your smart speaker for emergencies

Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers and voice assistant Alexa cannot call 911 for you. They won't reliably report your location and don't offer a callback number, so they don't meet the standard ...
Android Authority

Google’s new Home speaker promises a do-over, but you can’t buy it anytime soon

Google has unveiled the new Google Home Speaker, which runs on Gemini. The speaker features 360° audio and can be paired with the Google TV Streamer in stereo. The Google Home Speaker will become ...
PC World

The Google Home Speaker is real, but we’ll have to wait for it

Weeks after sneaking it into a product demo and teasing it on social media, Google has finally taken the wraps off its first new smart speaker in five years, but we’ll have to wait a little longer ...