Testseek.com have collected 272 expert reviews of the Google Home bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Home bluetooth portable speaker.
January 2017
(78%)
272 Reviews
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(88%)
776 Reviews
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The editors liked
Excellent voice recognition
Reasonable price
Easy to setup
Six-month free trial of YouTube Red / Google Play Music
With Google Assistant built in
The Google Home integrates with Google Calendar
Maps and Chromecast
So it gives you personalized answers. Say the word
And the Home can also control your smart home gadgets or send music and video to your TV and speakers
Customizable base
Massive song library
Expanding hardware ecosystem
Sixmonth YouTube Red trial
Nice simple and minimalistic design
It's a great start for smart homes
Is always listening
And does a pretty good job with your commands
Can control lights and other smart home devices
Expandable
You get the feeling this is the first of many Google
Quality Google Assistant speakers from Googles
Easy to set up
Affordable
Decent audio quality
Amazing source of information
Gets better the more you use it
The editors didn't like
Average audio quality
Limited integration with third party services
Wonderful when it works
Frustrating when it doesn't
Works best with other smart home devices
The Home's integrations with other Google services still don't allow a lot of give and take -- you can't create reminders or make a to-do list
Missing Google's own services
Phrasing needs to be precise
No Bluetooth
Speaker isn't fantastic
Interpretation isn't always good
Google doesn't talk to enough around the home (yet)
Published: 2018-06-05, Author: Chris , review by: hothardware.com
Abstract: Amazon and Google are massive tech giants, for vastly different reasons. Google is the leading search engine provider, a smartphone platform juggernaut, and huge advertising machine, while Amazon is the largest e-tailer in the world and a cloud services p...
After 1 week of playing around the Google Home and Mini at home, I realise how useful and fun they can be. If you already have smart home devices at home, then getting a Google Home will allow you to interact with the smart devices. But if your home does...
Abstract: New to the UK, this is Google's rival to the Amazon Echo, a web-connected home assistant (or smart speaker) that listens for voice commands and gives you instant responses. We prefer the Home's look, which resembles a large air freshener (by contrast the...
Excellent design that looks great in any room, 2.5-inch circular screen is bright, crisp, and doubles as a clock, Camera can be completely disabled, Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voice-recognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, wit
Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed, Videos are truncated in full-screen mode, You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
The Echo Spot just might be the perfect smart speaker, with a versatility and fashion-sense that give it a sense of purpose and style.In a two-device race to rule table-top A.I, Google Home bests Amazon Echo in terms of audio quality, microphone range, d...
Abstract: Black Friday 2017 doorbusters are already here! As expected, Google Home and Google Home Mini have seen major discounts. Google Home has dropped to $79 ($50 off) and Google Home Mini has dropped to $29 ($20 off). If you were ever in the mood to add a smar...
Published: 2017-11-21, Author: Andrew , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: One of my colleagues was able to spend a bunch of money on my credit card using the Amazon Echo ($129.99 at Home Depot) and Google Home ($129.00 at Dell Home). Both services also freely gave my coworker Chris my personal info because they both thought he...
Published: 2017-10-20, Author: Tim , review by: droid-life.com
Abstract: For a limited time, you can grab a Google Home for just $86.39 via Rakuten, thanks to a coupon code.The unit is already marked down from its usual price of $129, but with the code, you get an additional 20% off. Not bad at all!To get in on this deal, ent...
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Published: 2017-10-07, Author: Mike , review by: tomsguide.com
Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc, skiing or training for a maratho, he’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget
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