Performance is improved by a faster processor and memory boost, while smart assistant integration has been smoothed out. Don’t let the understated design fool you: this is one feature-packed speaker.

This is where the Nest Audio comes in with its 75mm woofer and 19mm tweeter, which to my ears, matches the excellent sound quality of the 2nd-gen Echo Plus. Of course, I can’t compare the Nest Audio ...

To Google, a smart speaker delivers answers, controls your smart home, and plays music/audio. The company is done with wanting a third-party app and game ecosystem on the form factor. In the case ...

Google Assistant and Chromecast integration make it easy to set reminders, make inquiries, stream your favorite podcasts, and more. For under $100, the Nest Audio speaker is a great value.

Based on the various reports, it seems that most Google smart speakers are as loud at one percent volume as they used to be at around 10 percent volume. While seemingly not a huge deal, considering ...

Apple and its smart speaker competitors Amazon, Google and Microsoft all hope consumers will adopt the voice-activated devices — but their motivations go well beyond simply selling more gadgets.

Strangely, many users Nest (including those at Android Authority) said the speakers did respond to smart home commands as well as music playback requests. But for more basic tasks–such as asking ...

Once that’s all set, you can say “Hey Google, play 1989 by Taylor Swift” to your Nest smart speaker to start playing the album, or say “Hey Google, play ‘Blank Space’” to play a ...