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Google Home is a cylindrically shaped device approximately 14.3 centimeters high, and 9.6 centimeters in diameter. The top surface of the device has a touch control panel and four LED lights indicating that it is working. The device consists of two parts: first, the main white-colored body equipped with the control panel, two microphones with far-field voice recognition, and an integrated high-excursion speaker (2" driver with dual 2" passive radiators), and second, the base that can be customized with different colors and finishes to reflect the user's personal style (the default base comes in slate fabric, while the other colors need to be bought separately). The device connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi and cannot work offline.<ref>Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref><ref>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)</ref> It is not battery-powered and thus needs to be connected to a power outlet.<ref>WAGONER, Ara. OK Google, give me a portable Google Home. Android Central [online]. 2016, Nov 8. Available online at: https://www.androidcentral.com/ok-google-give-me-portable-google-home (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref>
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Google Home is a cylindrically shaped device approximately 14.3 centimeters high, and 9.6 centimeters in diameter. The top surface of the device has a touch control panel and four LED lights indicating that it is working. The device consists of two parts: first, the main white-colored body equipped with the control panel, two microphones with far-field voice recognition, and an integrated high-excursion speaker (2" driver with dual 2" passive radiators), and second, the base that can be customized with different colors and finishes to reflect the user's personal style (the default base comes in slate fabric, while the other colors need to be bought separately). The device connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi and cannot work offline.<ref>Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref><ref>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)</ref><ref>PINO, Nick, PORTER, Jon. Google Home review. TechRadar [online]. 2017, Jun 2. Available online at: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-home (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)</ref> It is not battery-powered and thus needs to be connected to a power outlet.<ref>WAGONER, Ara. OK Google, give me a portable Google Home. Android Central [online]. 2016, Nov 8. Available online at: https://www.androidcentral.com/ok-google-give-me-portable-google-home (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

Google Home is a cylindrically shaped device approximately 14.3 centimeters high, and 9.6 centimeters in diameter. The top surface of the device has a touch control panel and four LED lights indicating that it is working. The device consists of two parts: first, the main white-colored body equipped with the control panel, two microphones with far-field voice recognition, and an integrated high-excursion speaker (2" driver with dual 2" passive radiators), and second, the base that can be customized with different colors and finishes to reflect the user's personal style (the default base comes in slate fabric, while the other colors need to be bought separately). The device connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi and cannot work offline.[14][15][16] It is not battery-powered and thus needs to be connected to a power outlet.[17]


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"[18]

Important Dates

4 October 2016 - the announcement of Google Home at the company's hardware-announcing event[19]

4 November 2016 - the release date of Google Home for the United States of America[20]

6 April 2017 - the release date of Google Home for the United Kingdom[21]

26 June 2017 - the release date of Google Home for Canada[22]

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

Ethical & Health Issues

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

Public Policy

We have not recorded any public policy that regards Amazon Echo yet.

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. ↑ Google Home. Made by Google [online]. Available online at: https://madeby.google.com/home/ (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
  15. ↑ 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)
  16. ↑ PINO, Nick, PORTER, Jon. Google Home review. TechRadar [online]. 2017, Jun 2. Available online at: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-home (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
  17. ↑ WAGONER, Ara. OK Google, give me a portable Google Home. Android Central [online]. 2016, Nov 8. Available online at: https://www.androidcentral.com/ok-google-give-me-portable-google-home (Retrieved 2017, Jun 14)
  18. ↑ 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)
  19. ↑ 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)
  20. ↑ 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)
  21. ↑ 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)
  22. ↑ 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)
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