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[U: Available] Google and Samsung join forces to improve SmartThings and Nest integration

[U: Available] Google and Samsung join forces to improve SmartThings and Nest integration

January 14, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Updates January 14, 2021: Nest now appears in the list of brands while setting up a new device in your Samsung SmartThings app. Awesome! Want to control your Nest cameras, thermostats, doorbells, and more via the Samsung SmartThings app? Samsung and Google have joined forces and beginning in January 2021, You can do all of […]

Filed Under: Nest, New & Upcoming Features, News, Smart Home

Nest Hubs and Assistant-enabled speakers are receiving a Guest Mode

Nest Hubs and Assistant-enabled speakers are receiving a Guest Mode

January 13, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

We’ve heard rumors of a Guest Mode on Nest Hub and assistant speakers for some time now, but it had yet to materialize. Today, Google announced that it was, in fact, a real thing and it’s already becoming available. Guest Mode allows other people in your home – be they family members or just friends […]

Filed Under: Nest, New & Upcoming Features, News, Smart Home

The casting tone for your Nest devices is being updated to sound more pleasant

The casting tone for your Nest devices is being updated to sound more pleasant

January 8, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Your Nest Hubs, speakers, and more are now receiving an updated ‘casting tone’. When you choose a device to cast to, you generally hear the following sound. It’s Google’s way of giving you an audible confirmation that you’ve successfully linked your device to the speaker or display. The old tone just below has a sort […]

Filed Under: Nest, Smart Home

The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor has been discontinued as a new lineup of security cameras is being planned

The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor has been discontinued as a new lineup of security cameras is being planned

January 6, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor has been in and out of stock around the world for a little while now and it wasn’t until today that Google gave word to several outlets that they have no intention of restocking it – it’s officially been discontinued. The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor is their, well, outdoor camera […]

Filed Under: Hardware, Nest, Smart Home

The next Nest Hub could have gesture controls, according to a new mystery device’s FCC filing

The next Nest Hub could have gesture controls, according to a new mystery device’s FCC filing

January 4, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

A new FCC filing for a Google-made device has just appeared to kick off our excitement for what the company may be planning for 2021. The device in question could possibly be a new Nest Hub with Google’s Project Soli chip integrated. Project Soli started out in the Pixel 4 phone and was used to […]

Filed Under: Hardware, Nest, News, Smart Home

The Nest Mini is dirt cheap right now if you need one to round out your smart home

The Nest Mini is dirt cheap right now if you need one to round out your smart home

December 29, 2020 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

This week, many people are sorting through their new belongings and taking inventory of what they now have to work with in their smart home setup. I know I gifted quite a few smart home devices this year and last, too, so I’m sure Google Assistant was front and center in many homes last week […]

Filed Under: Deals, Google Assistant, Smart Home, Uncategorized

The Google Home Max is back in stock and too cheap to ignore

The Google Home Max is back in stock and too cheap to ignore

December 28, 2020 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Just when we thought our favorite Google Home speaker was completely done for, it has made a resurgence on the Google Store and it is nearly as affordable as it has ever been. Sure, there have been a few flash sales that got it down to $149 a few times in 2020, but they never […]

Filed Under: Deals, News, Smart Home

The Nest Detect is out of stock and won’t return until after the new year

The Nest Detect is out of stock and won’t return until after the new year

December 22, 2020 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Upon visiting the Google Store to buy an extra Nest Detect for my one unguarded window, I found that its splash page is covered by a large banner stating that it’s now out of stock until early 2021 – bummer. I guess I’ll have to cover that window with an attack cat dog or go […]

Filed Under: Nest, News, Smart Home

These Dyson appliances will now work with your Google Assistant-enabled devices

These Dyson appliances will now work with your Google Assistant-enabled devices

December 21, 2020 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Dyson is the latest company to add support for Google Assistant-enabled devices like the Nest Hub, for example. Several of their products will also receive the newly created ‘Works with Hey Google’ badge on their packaging as well. You can now invoke the Assistant after you go through the seamless setup process and link your […]

Filed Under: Google Assistant, New & Upcoming Features, News, Smart Home

Google Meet gets more live caption languages, a redesigned Nest Hub Max experience, and more

Google Meet gets more live caption languages, a redesigned Nest Hub Max experience, and more

December 18, 2020 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

After Zoom announced that they were going to allow their software to run on Nest Hub Max, they also dropped news of extending their 24-hour calls through March of 2021. Now, Google is rivaling that with its own extension on unlimited 24-hour calls in the free version of Google Meet through March 31, 2021, for […]

Filed Under: Education, Enterprise, Nest, New & Upcoming Features, News, Smart Home

Google Assistant-enabled device boxes to receive a new badge that indicates an easier setup process

Google Assistant-enabled device boxes to receive a new badge that indicates an easier setup process

December 17, 2020 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

Google wants to make its hardware ecosystem as approachable as its software services. In order to do so, they’ve launched several initiatives to clearly mark boxes with a badge to indicate that a specific accessory or product works best with their own as with their Works with Chromebook program. They also created the Works with […]

Filed Under: Nest, New & Upcoming Features, News, Smart Home Tagged With: videos

As we predicted, Apple TV is officially arriving on Chromecast with Google TV

As we predicted, Apple TV is officially arriving on Chromecast with Google TV

December 17, 2020 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Via blog post, Google has made it official: Apple TV is coming to Google TV early in 2021. Yes, you are reading this correctly and, yes, it feels a bit strange to see these two companies playing so well together on this. Putting that aside, the move makes total sense in quite a few ways. […]

Filed Under: Chromecast, Google TV, New & Upcoming Features, News, Smart Home

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