Google Home Speaker launches June 25 for $100, available for preorder now
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Summary
Google has finally announced a release date for its new Google Home Speaker, nearly ten months after its initial announcement. The $100 smart speaker will launch on June 25 and is available for preorder now. It's Google's first home audio device in almost six years, since the Nest Audio debuted in 2020. The article notes the device is more about integrating Google's Gemini AI than focusing on audio quality.
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The company's first new smart home speaker in years will launch on June 25, and you can preorder it today for $100.
The generically named Google Home Speaker is Google's first home audio device in almost six years.
Google's new smart speaker is more about Gemini than audio quality.
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