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Google Home Owners are Getting a Free Audiobook

Kellen February 3, 2018 25

Google is really pushing this whole audiobook thing. After introducing them only a couple of weeks ago to Google Play and giving everyone 50% off their first purchase, Google Home owners are now receiving email notices that a free audiobook is in their future....

Google Assistant Now Lets You Set Alarms to Music, Find Out When Your Favorite Shows Play Next

Kellen February 1, 2018 29

Google Assistant picked up a couple of new features today, one that'll let you wake up to the sweet, melodic sounds of your favorite metal band, along with another that will help you keep up with your favorite TV shows. For the new alarm command, Google...

Google to Issue Fix Tomorrow for Slow WiFi-Chromecast Bug (Updated)

Kellen January 17, 2018 27

Earlier in the week, we told you about an issue that involved Google's Cast technology (Chromecast, Google Home products, etc.) causing all sorts of connectivity issues with WiFi. The bug was causing constant drops or slowing of WiFi connections, likely...

Google Cast has Been Destroying WiFi Networks Lately (Updated: Fix Incoming)

Kellen January 15, 2018 86

UPDATE 1/17: Google says a fix is ready and will rollout starting January 18 as an update to Google Play services on Android devices. I think it was day 3 of CES when my wife pinged me on Hangouts to let me know that our WiFi was hot garbage and that she was...

Google Assistant Comes to Smart Displays, Like a Google Home With a Screen

Kellen January 9, 2018 12

Google announced its plans for Google Assistant in 2018 here at CES and the big news is that the Assistant is coming to smart displays. That means Google Home-like units with touch displays, just like Amazon's Echo Show or Echo Spot. With a Google Assistant...

Google Has Sold a Google Home Every Second Since October 19

Tim January 5, 2018 49

Google has never been one to share specific sales numbers for its hardware devices, but in a blog post from today, the company gave us a rough idea at how many Google Home devices have shipped and the metric they used may impress you. According to Google, the...

Google Home Max Unboxing, Setup, and First Listen!

Kellen December 13, 2017 40

Google Home Max is in the building! Ours actually arrived last night, but we hadn't found the time to set it up until this morning, so we did that by unboxing and giving it a first listen on camera. To recap, Google Home Max is Google's first Hi-Fi speaker...

Google Home Max Now Available at Best Buy for $399 (Updated: Official Everywhere)

Kellen December 10, 2017 22

Best Buy slipped up a bit last week when it posted "December 11" as the launch date for Google Home Max, a date that even Google had yet to officially reveal. Tonight, though, Best Buy followed through and has made Google Home Max available for purchase. (...