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TL;DR
Some code discovered within the newest Google Residence app appears to be mentioning a brand new Nest Hub Max gadget.
Moreover, clues had been discovered to a possible successor for the favored Nest Audio sensible speaker.
It’s been fairly some time since Google launched the Nest Hub Max and the Nest Audio sensible audio system. With the Pixel pill providing considerably comparable sensible hub capabilities, it appeared like Google’s devoted sensible speaker/sensible hub strains might need been winding down. Nonetheless, a compelling discovery means that Google could also be engaged on new Nest gadgets.
9to5Google‘s exploration of the most recent Google Residence app (model 3.16) revealed a tool labeled as a “Nest Hub Max” alongside the earlier 2019 mannequin. Curiously, this new mannequin seems to retain the traditional Google Assistant-powered sensible show expertise attribute of the Nest Hub collection slightly than undertake an Android-based system.
It’s vital to keep in mind that whereas discovering references to new gadgets inside app code is thrilling, it doesn’t all the time imply a product launch is true across the nook. Generally, these are hints of potential future initiatives, and their launch timelines could be unpredictable.
AI in our house?
In current months, Google has closely promoted its Gemini AI throughout services and products, even providing it as a substitute for Google Assistant on smartphones. Gemini will seemingly play a job in all future Google merchandise, together with any potential new sensible audio system. If and when these Nest merchandise materialize, it’ll be fascinating to see how Google absolutely adopts Gemini for its sensible house ecosystem.
For now, we’ll add these new Nest merchandise to the rising listing of anticipated {hardware} launches at Google I/O 2024, kicking off on Could 14th. Would you embrace Gemini in your sensible house, or is the tried-and-true Google Assistant nonetheless your choice? Tell us within the feedback under.
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