There are currently two generations of the Google Home Mini. If you’re not sure which one you own, flip the speaker over. If there’s a wall-mount screw slot, it’s a second-gen model -- commonly known as the Google Nest Mini. If there’s no screw slot at all, it’s a first...
First in the Echo hierarchy (as the $35 Echo Input is no longer available) is theEcho Dot. Now in its fifth generation, the Dot has the same Alexa intelligence as every other Echo device but costs under $50. Sound quality and loudness have greatly improved over older generations of Dot,...
The new Google Chromecast is available for $35, the same price as previous generations. It comes in Chalk or Charcoal color offerings. There are also bundles available with the new Chromecast. You can save $10 and grab a Google Home Mini with Google’s latest streaming media device for $...
Nest has announcedthat the early generations of itsNest Learning Thermostatswill lose key support this year, effectively turning thesmart thermostatsinto dumb devices unless you upgrade. Read more:My Inside Look at Home One Superhero Gadget Can Save Your Home Hundreds On Oct. 25, 2025, Google Nes...
Firstspotted by 9to5Google, the Gemini-enhanced Assistant began appearing on speakers earlier this month. However, it’s only available on Nest Audio and Nest Mini (2nd gen) smart speakers — Nest smart displays or earlier generations speakers aren’t compatible. The AI-powered answers are al...
The latest generations of speakers are starting to diverge in terms of design. Amazon has chosen a spherical design for its newer Echo and Echo Dot models. Meanwhile, Google’s Nest Audio is tall and narrow. More recently, Amazon came out with the Echo Pop speakers, with a semi-spherical ...
If Apple can’t or won’t keep up, as you mentioned, the younger generations will start to look at Apple as the ‘Buick’ of phones (a car only your parents would drive for the non-American members of the thread). Click ...
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Google has sold some 100 million Chromecasts over a handful of different generations of products with quite different feature sets. The most recent addition launched in 2022 and Google has promised to continue to support the latest generations of Chromecast devices for now, although the company didn...