The device, which looks similar toGoogle’s OnHub Wi-Fi routerand works alongside its new Google Assistant software (similar to Alexa’s virtual assistant), will serve as master of ceremonies to your smart home. Like the Echo, Google Home is a speaker that will answer questions and complete...
TheGoogle Nest Hub (formerly Home Hub)is a smart speaker with Google Assistant voice assistant technology and competes against the second-generationAmazon Echo Show, which is an Alexa-controlled voice assistant. At first glance, these two smart displays seem to be very similar, but they’re actu...
Googleis apparently working on a smart speaker with a screen on it, very similar toAmazon's Echo Show. It already has an Echo competitor inGoogle Home, and it makes sense for it to introduce a device with a screen, especially when you factor inAmazon’s recent announcement of the...
but you won’t find any serious deficiencies in Assistant. The latter is also the only one of the two with native YouTube integration, unless you’re using Alexa on a device with Fire TV such as theEcho Show 15. On other Echo Show displays you can onlyopen YouTube in a web ...
Here's a closer look at the Echo Spot and Echo Show 5 to help you decide which is better for your needs. Pricing and design Read more Smart Home Echo Spot vs. Echo Pop: Which Amazon device is better for your smart home? The Echo Spot is a new smart alarm clock from Amazon, though...
natural syntax, Alexa is quite rigid and will only understand commands if they follow the right syntax as closely as possible. For older users or those with memory problems, having to change the way they speak can be difficult – and therefore, a barrier that the Google device doesn’t ...
Google Assistant has been chasing Alexa since Google debuted it in 2016. Google Home Mini joined the race late last year to chase the popular, affordable Echo Dot. At this point, Google Assistant is just as capable as Alexa, so the Mini is a great alternative to the Dot, especially since...
do things its own way, so you can't use Google Cast to send audio from your phone like you can with a Google Nest Audio device and you can't add your Echo to an Apple HomeKit network – although many HomeKit devices are also Alexa-compatible and this Echo now works as a Matter ...
I hoped I could close this article out with a neat and clean recommendation of one device over the other. But as you’ve read, the 10-inch versions of the Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub Max are equally great most counts. That said, Amazon has the edge when it comes to the si...
How to use Google Nest Doorbell and cameras with Amazon Alexa on Echo Show and Fire TV Google's Nest Doorbell and cameras are getting with Amazon Alexa for live video streaming on the Echo Show and Fire TV. Here's how to use it. By Richard Devine May 6, 2022 Which music services ...