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Timeline of Google Nest Hub releases with a missing 3rd gen model, featuring a dirty and cracked Nest Hub Max next to a vase
I don't know how much longer I can wait for an updated Google Home smart display

It's been half a decade since a new Google smart display was released.

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Blink Mini on blurred background in front of living room
Secure your home the easy and affordable way with two Blink cameras for just $26

Great for offices too

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The DEEBOT X11 OmniCyclone will keep your floors perfectly clean

Google Home logo over an image of a speaker on books
Did your Google Home devices just stage a mass exodus? You're not alone [Update]

Tuya's SmartLife might be the culprit

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An image of Gemini and Google Home's respecitve logos.
Google just made Gemini for Home much faster

Lower latency for common queries

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iGarden Swim Jet Series X in luxury garden pool
Meet the iGarden Swim Jet X Series: A smarter way to upgrade your pool

This post is sponsored by iGarden

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August's wif-fi smart lock attached to a door
Samsung Wallet gains the keys to your smart locks

Stop juggling between apps

Illustration of a Google Home smart speaker with the Gemini and Google Home logo on its front
Google fixes Gemini’s biggest Google Home frustrations

Less interruption, more control

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Hand holding remote of Nvidia Shield TV Pro
Nvidia Shield keeps rewriting the rules on software support

Another new update rolling out

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Nest Secure, Fitbit, and Stadia controller displayed with the text 'Valid Until...'.
It's getting harder to recommend Google hardware when I know it might not exist in 5 years

Google hardware is more fragile than you think

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A Nest Audio speaker in front of a stack of books.
OpenAI is making a $300 smart speaker with a built-in camera

See it all, hear it all

Smart doorbell on a wall with a 'Doorbell features locked' notification and a 'Subscribe' button overlay.
I paid $200 for a doorbell and now I have to rent the app as well

Stop charging me to use hardware I already own

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An image highlighting Ring's Search Party feature.
Internal Ring email says Search Party could be a precursor to neighborhood surveillance

The endgame revealed

Google Home logo glowing at the center of a red and blue abstract background
Google Home automation just got simpler

New shortcuts make building routines faster

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A group of Google Home and Nest smart speakers floating around a large red exclamation mark icon.
Google Home is getting worse, according to Google itself

Google has acknowledged the problems that Home users have been seeing for months

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An image of the Samsung Ballie on the floor looking at a person.
Samsung's Ballie AI robot just pulled a vanishing act

Welcome to the great CES graveyard

Nest Doorbell on front door with green light on
Google's recovery of "expired" Nest doorbell video raises questions

How secure really are the videos you make?

Sonos Era 100 on stand in living room
The compact smart speaker that truly impresses is now down to a price that's hard to ignore

One of our favorites for less

An image highlighting Ring's Search Party feature.
Amazon opens Ring's missing dog-finding network to all in the US

No Ring hardware? No problem

A smart home 3D icon with a black exclamation mark.
I've spent thousands on my smart home, and I'm finally reaching a breaking point

Manufacturers are deliberately sabotaging their products

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