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 ...

You’ve just noticed a great price on an Amazon Echo Dot or Google Home Mini smart speaker. Should you buy one? The prices are intended to make them impulse purchases, because both Amazon and Google ...

Turning your home into a smart home can be exciting, but intimidating. We’ll take you through the options with this handy buyer’s guide. You’ll need an Android or iOS smartphone and a strong WiFi ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

In 2016, Google showed off its first smart speaker, the Google Home. A year later, its puck-size sibling the Google Home Mini arrived. Small but mighty, this speaker came with all the smarts of Google ...

The Google Home Mini is a no-brainer for anyone who’s already enjoying a Google Home, but it’s not the right smart home controller for everyone. The Google Home Mini is the gateway drug Google ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Janhoi McGregor (jan-eye) is a reporter who covers technology news. It’s been seven months since I pitted Google Home against ...

In the gadget-world, it’s cliché to compare something to The Jetsons. But when it comes to a cheap little box that you talk to and that answers your questions and that controls your entire home, the ...

Google shipped 2.3 million Home Mini units during the second quarter, capturing 20 percent of the market, according to Strategy Analytics. Amazon's Echo Dot nabbed 18 percent with 2.2 million units ...

You’ve probably noticed them springing up on your friends’, coworkers’ and even your aunts’ countertops. With seemingly everyone investing in an affordable smart home speaker, the question has ...

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