"Just a day after Amazon introduced its new AI-powered Echo devices, Google debuted its refreshed lineup of Google Home and Nest devices, designed to showcase its AI assistant Gemini AI. The company also took the wraps off its revamped Google Home software platform and its new business strategy for the AI era. While the company still plans to compete on hardware, it also wants to make Gemini accessible to other manufacturers and businesses."
"To demonstrate what that means, Google unveiled an overhauled lineup of Nest devices, including the Nest Cam Outdoor, the Nest Cam Indoor, and the Nest Doorbell, which take advantage of Gemini. It also teased an upgraded version of its Google Home speaker, due out in spring 2026, and a low-cost camera and doorbell sold in partnership with Walmart. However, the company decided to first bring Gemini to its existing device owners, provided they have certain hardware capabilities like sufficient processing power."
Google debuted refreshed Google Home and Nest devices that showcase its Gemini AI and launched an overhauled Google Home software platform and a new AI-era business strategy. The company plans to build flagship hardware in select categories to demonstrate Gemini's capabilities while enabling other manufacturers and businesses to integrate Gemini into diverse devices and price points. Google unveiled updated Nest Cam Outdoor, Nest Cam Indoor, and Nest Doorbell models, teased a Google Home speaker for spring 2026, and announced a low-cost camera and doorbell with Walmart. Gemini will be rolled out first to existing devices that meet required hardware capabilities to avoid forcing device upgrades.
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