David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Amazon's Echo Dot is impressive as ever. Its 1.6-inch speaker is half an inch larger than the previous ...

Smart speakers and their respective personal assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant are a convenient way to stream your favorite music, control your smart home gadgets and ask nearly any ...

When Google introduced the Home Mini two years ago, it was playing catch-up to Amazon's Echo lineup. The Echo Dot, a tiny and affordable version of the larger Echo smart speaker, had been on sale for ...

Amazon and Google respectively announced new iterations of their Dot and Mini speakers. The Amazon Echo Dot with Clock and the Google Nest Mini are two solid options for those who want to integrate a ...

Get the Amazon Echo Dot for $9 here. Get the Google Home Mini for nothing here. We've said it before and we'll say it again: A smart speaker is the most essential part of any basic smart home starter ...

It’s been three years since Google released a smart speaker with music quality in mind. The Google Home Max was the polar opposite of the Home Mini, a large and powerful speaker that could fill a room ...

“Hey Google, play music on Spotify.” I utter those same six words at least once a day to my Nest Mini, usually as I’m stepping into the bathroom to prepare for an epic shower sing-along. Within a ...

The Google Home Mini sounds better and looks better than the Echo Dot -- but Google needs to innovate if it wants to catch Alexa. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...

It can’t hang with more expensive speakers, but it can hang on the wall It can’t hang with more expensive speakers, but it can hang on the wall is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He ...

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