Google Home
| Google Home | |
|---|---|
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| Category | Intelligent Personal Assistants |
| Developer | Google, Inc. |
| Announced | 4th October 2016 [1] |
| Released | Developers: N/A
Consumers: 4 November 2016 [2] |
| Price | 129 USD [3] |
| Operating system | Android, iOS [4] |
| Controls |
voice, button |
| Data available | good |
| Risk factor | |
| Not offline | |
| Device | |
| https://madeby.google.com/home/ | |
Google Home is a "smart home" device developed by Google, Inc.. Similarly to Amazon Echo, it is a voice-activated intelligent personal assistant speaker designated as a standalone device for use in households, unlike other personal assistants, such as Cortana or Siri, which require a smartphone or a computer to work. It is powered by Google's own intelligent personal assistant software, Google Assistant.[5]
It provides the user with various services, ranging from alarm, calculator, or a weather forecast, through translator, daily news, playing music, or TV streaming, to traffic and travel information, shopping, thermostat and light control, as well as many others.[6] It also offers access to a number of partner services, including YouTube, Spotify, Netflix, IFTT, WEMO, Google Calendar and Google Photos.[7]
Google Home was released on 4 November 2016 in the United States of America for $129,[8] and on 6 April 2017 it was also made available in the United Kingdom for £129.[9] On 2 June 2017 it became available for pre-order in Canada for $179.00 CDN[10] with a retail date of 26 June 2017.[11] So far, it has not been released in any other countries, but Google aims to expand it soon also to Australia, as well as Germany, France and Japan.[12] In addition to English, it is also gaining support for multiple languages: French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese soon with Italian, Spanish and Korean coming later.[13]
https://madeby.google.com/home/
https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/05/personal-assistants-google-home-ai/
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-home
https://www.cnet.com/products/google-home/review/
https://www.wareable.com/smart-home/google-home-uk-launch-release-date-2017
https://www.wareable.com/google/google-home-august-smart-lock-logitech-harmony-4190
http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/3/31/15139888/google-april-fools-day-2017-gnome-home-prank-video
Contents
Main characteristics
Purpose
Google Home is a voice command-driven household smart speaker that allows the user to search for information, play music, stream TV, set tasks, make hands-free calls, shop, control temperature and lights etc., as well as access various partner services, such as YouTube, Spotify, Netflix, IFTT, WEMO, Google Calendar, Google Photos, and several others.
Company & People
Google Home has been developed by Google, Inc. based in Menlo Park, California, a leading subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. based in Googleplex, Mountain View, California.
- Larry Page - co-founder of Google and CEO of Alphabet
- Sergey Brin - co-founder of Google and President of Alphabet
- Sundar Pichai - CEO of Google
- Mario Queiroz - VP of product management at Google, "the man behind Google Home"[14]
Important Dates
4 October 2016 - the announcement of Google Home at the company's hardware-announcing event[15]
4 November 2016 - the release date of Google Home for the United States of America[16]
6 April 2017 - the release date of Google Home for the United Kingdom[17]
26 June 2017 - the release date of Google Home for Canada[18]
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
Ethical & Health Issues
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ Zacks Investment Research. Google Home Unveiled: Will It Beat Amazon Echo On Price? Investing.com [online]. 2016, Oct 04. Available online at: https://www.investing.com/analysis/google-home-unveiled:-will-it-beat-amazon-echo-on-price-200157310 (Retrieved 2017, Jan 5).
- ↑ Zacks Investment Research. Google Home Unveiled: Will It Beat Amazon Echo On Price? Investing.com [online]. 2016, Oct 4. Available online at: https://www.investing.com/analysis/google-home-unveiled:-will-it-beat-amazon-echo-on-price-200157310 (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13)
- ↑ Google Home - Smart Speaker & Home Assistant. Google Store [online]. Available online at: https://store.google.com/product/google_home?gl=us&hl=en (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13).
- ↑ Google Home - Smart Speaker & Home Assistant. Google Store [online]. Available online at: https://store.google.com/product/google_home?gl=us&hl=en (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13).
- ↑ Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ Features - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/features/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ Apps & Partners - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/partners/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ Zacks Investment Research. Google Home Unveiled: Will It Beat Amazon Echo On Price? Investing.com [online]. 2016, Oct 4. Available online at: https://www.investing.com/analysis/google-home-unveiled:-will-it-beat-amazon-echo-on-price-200157310 (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13)
- ↑ ALLISON, Conor. Google Home smart speaker finally gets a UK launch date. Wareable [online]. 2017, Mar 28. Available online at: https://www.wareable.com/smart-home/google-home-uk-launch-release-date-2017 (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13)
- ↑ ETHERINGTON, Darrell. Google Home now available for pre-order in Canada. TechCrunch [online]. 2017, Jun 2. Available online at: https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/02/google-home-now-available-for-pre-order-in-canada/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ MOON, Mariella. Google Home will arrive in Canada on June 26th. Engadget [online]. 2017, Jun 2. Available online at: https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/02/google-home-canada-launch-june-26th/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ PRIEST, David. 5 ways Google Home just got better. CNET [online]. 2017, May 17. Available online at: https://www.cnet.com/news/google-home-gets-a-slew-of-new-features/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ PRIEST, David. 5 ways Google Home just got better. CNET [online]. 2017, May 17. Available online at: https://www.cnet.com/news/google-home-gets-a-slew-of-new-features/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ BERGEN, Mark. Meet the product chief Google picked to fight Apple and Amazon for control of your home. Recode [online]. 2016, Jun 29. Available online at: https://www.recode.net/2016/6/29/12055270/google-home-chromecast-mario-queiroz (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
- ↑ Zacks Investment Research. Google Home Unveiled: Will It Beat Amazon Echo On Price? Investing.com [online]. 2016, Oct 4. Available online at: https://www.investing.com/analysis/google-home-unveiled:-will-it-beat-amazon-echo-on-price-200157310 (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13)
- ↑ Zacks Investment Research. Google Home Unveiled: Will It Beat Amazon Echo On Price? Investing.com [online]. 2016, Oct 4. Available online at: https://www.investing.com/analysis/google-home-unveiled:-will-it-beat-amazon-echo-on-price-200157310 (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13)
- ↑ ALLISON, Conor. Google Home smart speaker finally gets a UK launch date. Wareable [online]. 2017, Mar 28. Available online at: https://www.wareable.com/smart-home/google-home-uk-launch-release-date-2017 (Retrieved 2017, Jun 13)
- ↑ MOON, Mariella. Google Home will arrive in Canada on June 26th. Engadget [online]. 2017, Jun 2. Available online at: https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/02/google-home-canada-launch-june-26th/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
