Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it
The Verge
Google's new smart speaker features excellent hardware design and sound, but the integrated Gemini AI assistant remains slow and unreliable for home control.Summary
The Google Home Speaker is a well-designed, compact device that offers impressive audio quality and modern smart home connectivity, including Matter and Thread support. While the hardware succeeds as a capable smart home anchor, the software experience is held back by the Gemini AI assistant. Although Gemini excels at conversational understanding and general knowledge, it frequently suffers from slow response times, poor reliability in executing household commands, and confusing subscription-based feature gating, making it less dependable than competitors like Alexa Plus.
(Source：The Verge)