{"id":30010,"date":"2025-10-03T10:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=30010"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:01:57","slug":"google-announces-ai-powered-smart-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/google-announces-ai-powered-smart-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Announces AI-Powered Smart Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google has unveiled its smart speaker, which is reminiscent of the <strong>HomePod mini<\/strong> in design. The <strong>Google Home Speaker<\/strong> features a flattened sphere design, a new light ring, and many <strong>AI-powered features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google had announced a new Nest speaker that runs <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/tag\/gemini-news-and-content\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"101\">Gemini<\/a><\/em><\/strong> instead of Google Assistant during the Pixel 10 series launch event in August. Today, with the rollout of <strong>Gemini for Home<\/strong> in certain countries, Google introduced the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/tag\/google-news-and-content\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"64\">Google<\/a><\/em> Home Speaker<\/strong> product. The smart speaker, which has a design similar to the HomePod mini, will be available for sale in the <strong>spring of 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What features does the Google Home Speaker offer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-4.webp 720w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-4-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-4-220x150.webp 220w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-4-150x101.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new <strong>Google Home Speaker<\/strong> adopts the <strong>&#8220;Home&#8221; brand<\/strong>, dropping the &#8220;Nest&#8221; branding. This smart speaker is ideal for placing in the center of a room, unlike the Nest Audio which had directional sound with its 360\u00b0 audio feature. A colorful <strong>RGB light ring<\/strong> is located on the bottom of the speaker, which adds flair to voice responses. Additionally, there is a physical <strong>microphone mute button<\/strong> that you can use if you don&#8217;t want the speaker listening to certain conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest feature of the <strong>Google Home Speaker<\/strong> is the <strong>Gemini<\/strong> capability, which allows for <strong>natural conversations<\/strong> with the digital assistant inside the speaker. You also get the <strong>Gemini Live<\/strong> feature for fluid, back-and-forth conversations. Google states that this speaker has a <strong>dedicated processor<\/strong> that handles Gemini&#8217;s <strong>advanced artificial intelligence<\/strong>, enabling faster and more fluent interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the price of the Google Home Speaker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Meet the Google Home Speaker | Brilliant Sound Meets Gemini Magic.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kkeEIbIR2kc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Google&#8217;s new smart speaker, the <strong>Home Speaker<\/strong>, will be released in the spring of <strong>2026<\/strong> with a price tag of <strong>$100<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Google Home Premium Standard<\/strong>, which provides <strong>Gemini Live<\/strong> and <strong>home automation<\/strong> features, is priced at <strong>$10 per month<\/strong> or <strong>$100 per year<\/strong>. <strong>Google Home Premium Advanced<\/strong>, which offers daily summaries and a video history search option, is available for <strong>$20 per month<\/strong> or <strong>$200 per year<\/strong>. While <strong>Google Home Speaker<\/strong> users will be able to ask Gemini questions for free as the <strong>Gemini for Home<\/strong> feature is included, a <strong>Google Home Premium<\/strong> subscription will be required for features such as <strong>Gemini Live<\/strong> (voice chat feature), <strong>AI automations<\/strong>, <strong>sound sensing<\/strong>, <strong>AI-powered notifications<\/strong>, <strong>Home Brief<\/strong>, <strong>video history search<\/strong>, and <strong>daily briefings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Might Also Like;<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/the-dark-side-of-nanotechnology\/\">The Dark Side of Nanotechnology: Could Microscopic Swarms Erase Billions?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/the-illusion-of-digital-immortality\/\">The Illusion of Digital Immortality: Are You Really Uploading Your Mind?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/artemis-2s-deep-space-eclipse\/\">The View That Changes Everything: Artemis 2\u2019s Deep Space Eclipse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has unveiled its smart speaker, which is reminiscent of the HomePod mini in design. The Google Home Speaker features a flattened sphere design, a new light ring, and many AI-powered features. Google had announced a new Nest speaker that runs Gemini instead of Google Assistant during the Pixel 10 series launch event in August. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[332],"tags":[335,101,64],"class_list":["post-30010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-information","tag-ai-news","tag-gemini-news-and-content","tag-google-news-and-content"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}