Google Has Discontinued The Nest Home Mini And Nest Audio
Google is replacing the Nest Mini and Nest Audio with a new Gemini-powered smart speaker priced at $99.
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📍 How it ended
Google discontinued the Nest Mini and Nest Audio. The company launched a new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker, for which preorders opened.
Epilogue added 9d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Google has discontinued the Nest Home Mini and Nest Audio. In their place, the company has launched a new Google Home Speaker designed to simplify user routines.
Coverage from TechCrunch, TechRepublic, and Mashable emphasizes that the new device is powered by Gemini, representing a bet to reinvent the smart home speaker. ZDNET has compared the specifications of this $99 hub against the Amazon Echo Dot Max.
Future developments involve the integration of Gemini into the home ecosystem, as the company transitions away from the discontinued Nest speaker models.
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Quick answers
Which devices were discontinued?
Google has discontinued the Nest Home Mini and Nest Audio.
What is the price of the new Google Home Speaker?
The new Gemini-powered speaker is priced at $99.
What technology powers the new speaker?
The new device is powered by Gemini.
Coverage (10)
- Google Home Speaker vs. the mainstay Nest Mini: Is this a true upgrade? 9to5Google · 21d ago
- Preorders Open for Next-Gen Google Home Speaker With Gemini Smarts PCMag · 24d ago
- RIP Nest Mini – The Google Home Speaker isn't a replacement, but hopefully the start of a new era 9to5Google · 24d ago
- Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker TechCrunch · 26d ago
- Exclusive: The Google Nest Mini and Nest Audio are discontinued Tech Advisor · 27d ago
- Simplify your routine with the new Google Home Speaker blog.google · 27d ago
- Google Home Speaker vs. Amazon Echo Dot Max: I compared the $99 smart hubs by the specs ZDNET · 27d ago
- Google Launches $99 Gemini-Powered Home Speaker TechRepublic · 27d ago
- Google confirms death of Nest Mini and Nest Audio Mashable · 27d ago
- Google Has Discontinued The Nest Home Mini And Nest Audio Engadget · 27d ago
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