Smart speakers like the Google Nest Mini or the Amazon Echo Dot can offer a lot of help and fun for under $50, and these can be an integral part of controlling your budget-friendly smart home devices.

Google wants to get Gemini in your smart home, and it looks like it's planning to release a lineup of new Nest Products to ...

Set to unleash a new smart speaker as well as inject Gemini into its existing hardware, Google seems poised for a smart home comeback.

After a turbulent beginning, smart home standard Matter feels like it’s growing up. And with big-name supporters like Google, ...

The Google I/O keynote was all about AI and search. Smart home technology was pretty much nonexistent. What does this mean for Google Home and compatible devices?

Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection.

It's taken years, but Google's smart home panel is almost everywhere. It's consistent, reliable, and my favorite Google feature ever.

Google is announcing the launch of Home APIs, giving developers access to more than 600 million devices with Matter or Works with Google support. This enables developers -- whether they're smart ...

At Google I/O, Google announced it’s opening up APIs for its smart home platform and upgrading Chromecast and Google TV to become Matter home hubs.

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