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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.<ref>Features - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/features/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref> It also offers access to a number of partner services, including YouTube, Spotify, Netflix, IFTT, WEMO, Google Calendar and Google Photos.<ref>Apps & Partners - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/partners/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref>
 
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.<ref>Features - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/features/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref> It also offers access to a number of partner services, including YouTube, Spotify, Netflix, IFTT, WEMO, Google Calendar and Google Photos.<ref>Apps & Partners - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/partners/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref>
  
Google Home was released on 4 November 2016 in the United States of America for $129,<ref>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)</ref> and on 6 April 2017 it was also made available in the United Kingdom for £129.<ref>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)</ref> On 2 June 2017 it became available for pre-order in Canada<ref>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)</ref> with a retail date of 26 June 2017.<ref>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)</ref> 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.<ref>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)</ref> 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.<ref>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)</ref>
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Google Home was released on 4 November 2016 in the United States of America for $129,<ref>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)</ref> and on 6 April 2017 it was also made available in the United Kingdom for £129.<ref>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)</ref> On 2 June 2017 it became available for pre-order in Canada for $179.00 CDN<ref>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)</ref> with a retail date of 26 June 2017.<ref>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)</ref> 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.<ref>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)</ref> 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.<ref>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)</ref>
  
 
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Google Home
Google Home.png
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

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

Important Dates

4 October 2016 - Google Home was announced at the company’s hardware-announcing event[14]

4 November 2016 - Google Home went on sale for general public in the USA.[15]

6 April 2017 - Google Home went on sale for general public in the United Kingdom.[16]

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

Ethical & Health Issues

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

Public Policy

Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

http://www.techradar.com/news/buying-a-google-home-here-are-the-best-smart-home-products-to-go-along-with-it


References

  1. 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).
  2. 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)
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
  6. Features - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/features/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
  7. Apps & Partners - Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/partners/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  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)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)