Google Home Speaker uses 99% less adhesive than Nest Audio, according to environmental report
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Abner Li
Summary
Google's environmental report reveals that the new Google Home Speaker uses 99% less adhesive than the Nest Audio, featuring a tensioned 3D-knit fabric enclosure wrapped over plastic housing without any adhesive. The device uses recycled polyester and spandex yarn, and compared to the Nest Audio, uses approximately 63% less adhesive. The article also notes that the Nest Mini used fabric bonded with significant adhesive, highlighting the environmental improvements in Google's latest smart speaker design.
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Compared to the Nest Audio, this Home Speaker uses 'approximately 63% less'
The Nest Mini saw fabric 'bonded to the speaker enclosure with significant adhesive'
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