The final part of the Google event today covered Google Home and the Chromecast Ultra. Theyll cost $129 and $69, respectively.
Google Home
Google Home is the companys answer to Amazon Echo - a voice-powered device thats powered by the companys own Assistant.
Its a beautiful piece of hardware with the top housing four LEDs, which light up when it recognizes an "Okay, Google" command so you know its listening. Google Home boasts a microphone system with multiple mics for an accurate far-field voice recognition.
The home assistant is capable of controlling other connected home devices from Nest, SmartThings, Philips and IFTTT. However, if you have a Chromecast you can also stream content to your TV. Music s treaming is also included and supports content from YouTube, Google Music, Spotify, Pandora, Tunein and IHeart Radio.
The Google Home will cost $129 and will ship in November, but its only going to be available in the US.
Chromecast Ultra
The latest Chromecast is called Ultra since it can stream 4K videos. It has another neat trick up its sleeve, which is HDR video content and Dolby Vision.
To do so, the Chromecast Ultra packs hardware thats 1.8x faster than the previous Chromecast. It also supports Ethernet, but through a dongle.
The Chromecast Ultra doesnt come as cheap as its predecessors at $69/€79/£69.
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