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The most promising new features all require a Google Home Advanced subscription, which costs $20 per month or $200 annually. A cheaper $10-a-month (or $100-per-year) plan offers 30 days of event ...

Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer; it's coming to Android Auto this fall; but now it's ...

Google has announced the latest generation of Nest cams with upgraded features, plus sweeping changes that make Gemini for Home the foundation of its home tech. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security For ...

The affordability gap between buying newly constructed homes and existing homes declined in the third quarter as builders look to capitalize on the uptick in demand with incentives. The price per ...

Google’s products and services have been flooded with AI features over the past couple of years, but smart home has been largely spared until now. The company’s plans to replace Assistant are moving ...

Apple is gearing up for a new investment in the smart home that’s coming soon, and according to changes in the latest tvOS 26 beta, it seems part of that may be the replacing of the HomeKit brand with ...

Google brings Gemini for Home to every Nest and Google Home device from the last decade, as it replaces Assistant with its LLM-powered Gemini. Google brings Gemini for Home to every Nest and Google ...