Google Home brings Google Assistant to every room in your home
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O Google also took advantage of his event, to talk a little more about the Google Home, a voice-controlled device that takes the Google Assistant to every room in your house and be the commander of the “Internet of Things” in your home.
On the occasion, prices and availability were revealed, in addition to showing everything he is capable of. O Google Home had already been announced in March, in response to the Amazon Echo, but we've seen very little about it.
Design
It has LEDs on top of the device, which light up when it recognizes the voice command “Ok Google”. This same area has a capacitive touchscreen, to accept commands such as increasing and decreasing the volume.
O Google Home It also has a button to disable the microphones, great for those who don't want the Google listen too much at certain times. Its design is modular, allowing its base to be exchanged for another, and 6 different colors will be available for you to customize the personal assistant in your home: Mango, Marine, Violet, Carbon, Snow and Copper.
Features
O Google Home uses technologies from Google Assistantand can “talk” to you, answer questions, and control connected devices in your home with just your voice.
It can be used to turn lights on and off, control the temperature, consult information about the weather, traffic, listen to music, obtain nutritional information, and the coolest, ask him to translate texts.
To listen to music on Home, you don't need to pair your smartphone, just have one of the compatible services connected – Spotify, Pandora, GooglePlayMusic, TuneIn, iHeartRADIO ou YoutubeMusic – and ask him to play a song. Integration with third-party applications will also be possible.
If you have a chromecast or the Chromecast Audio connected to your TV, you can use Home to control these devices. Even to start a series or movie in Netflix. All this with the voice.
It will also control audio systems, smart lamps and other devices from Nest, Phillips, Samsung SmartThings and through IFTTT.
It will also be possible to have several Google Homes scattered around the house, and connected to each other. When asking to play a song, everyone will play it simultaneously, for example. But when you ask him something, only the nearest device will answer.
Price and availability
At the time of launch, the Google Home will only be available in the United States. According to Google's advice, there is still no forecast of arrival in Brazil.
The price of the device in the US is US$ 129. By purchasing the device, the user will get 6 months free of YouTube Red, the service that allows you to watch videos without advertising, save them offline and give you access to Google Play Music and YouTube Music.
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