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Mike Lowe

Google's new Home Speaker looks very familiar –as AI fight comes for Amazon and Apple

Google Home Speaker (2026).

Google's hardware division has been making speakers for years – almost a full decade, in fact, with the brand's first Home speaker arriving back in 2016. Today marks an almost full-circle moment, with the reveal of the all-new Google Home Speaker.

In between, I probably don't have to tell you, things got more than a bit confusing. In addition to small (Mini) and large (Max) alternatives, we eventually got the screen-toting Hub. Then branding changed to Nest – sure, why not!? – which, late last year, Google officially left to its camera products. A sensible move, I'm sure you'll agree.

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