2. What is Google Home
Google Home is a Wi-Fi speaker that also
works as a smarthome control center and
an assistant for the whole family.
You can use it to playback entertainment
throughout your entire home, effortlessly
manage everyday tasks, and ask Google
things you want to know.
The device itself has interchangeable
bases available in various colors and
finishes (such as metal and fabric,
allowing you to match it to your decor).
Underneath that swappable shell there is
a speaker that can playback songs and
allow Google Assistant to talk to you.
3. How does Google Home work?
Music and video playback
It can stream music directly from the
cloud. With it you can access songs,
playlists, albums, artists, and podcasts
from your favorite music services just by
asking with your voice.
Or, if you prefer, you can send music
from your Android or iOS device through
Google Cast.
But that's not all: Google Home will let
you control your video content.
Let's say you want to watch your latest
episode of Daredevil on Netflix, or some
sort of cat video on YouTube. Just issue
a voice command to Google Home, and
the content will appear on your TV
4. How does Google Home work?
Smart home hub
Google Home can be a control center
for your entire home, because it has
access to Google Assistant
It will let you do the basics like set
alarms and timers and manage to-do
lists and shopping lists.
It will also connect your smarthome and
support popular network systems. That
means you will be able to control smart
lights, switches, doors, and Google's
own Nest products.
5. How does Google Home work?
Ask Google
You can ask for the weather or check
facts on Wikipedia.
You will have access to Google's 17
years of search experience. That allows
you to ask specific questions such as
"How much fat is in an avocado?" or
"What is Wayne Rooney's shirt
number?“
You can even ask complex stuff like
"What was the US population when
NASA was established?"
6. Services Supported
At launch, Google Home works with
YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora,
Google Play Music, TuneIn, and
iHeart Radio.
In the UK there are specific services,
such as BBC, Telegraph and
Guardian news sources.
For e.g. you can ask, "OK Google,
play that Shakira song from
Zootopia." Without having to name
the song, Home can figure it out and
play it from your favorite app. Thanks
to Google Assistant and its machine-
learning capabilities, Google Home
knows you and your preferences.
7. Services Supported (contd.)
Google Home also works with Nest,
SmartThings, Philips Hue,
and IFTTT, which means you'll be
able to control these smart home
devices and activate your IFTTT
recipes using the speaker.
Google Home also acts as a
Chromecast Audio receiver.
8. What is Google Assistant in Google Home?
• In 2016 Google announced a new Siri-like bot that is an adaption of Google Now and Ok
Google. It's called Google Assistant, and it improves the two-way conversation experience
• For instance, when you say "OK Google" followed by "What's playing tonight?", Google
Assistant will show films at your local cinema. But if you add "We're planning on bringing
the kids", Google Assistant will know to serve up showtimes for kid-friendly films. You
could then say "Let's see the Jungle Book", and Assistant will buy tickets.
• You can even ask "Is the Jungle Book any good?", and then the assistant will display
reviews, ratings, and a trailer.
9. When will Google Home be available?
Meet Google Home.
Google Home is available in the US and is priced $129.
It will be available in the UK from 6 April, priced £129.
