Nest is Google's line of smart home devices. In addition to the Nest Learning Thermostat that most people are familiar with, the lineup of smart home products now includes doorbells, locks, smoke & ...

"Live Search" for Nest cameras, ...

I've been all-in on Home Assistant for the past year, building out my smart home and seeing many quality-of-life upgrades as a result. From linking my PC's audio interface to my smart lights to custom ...

Are you looking to pick up a video doorbell that will work with Home Assistant? You actually have a lot of options to choose from, including Google’s Nest lineup, Tapo, Reolink, and many more. The ...

Google's voice assistant is getting phased out in favor of the more chatty Gemini: Here's how that could affect your smart home and Nest products. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types ...

During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras. The ...

Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years. In a post this evening, Google’s lead for Home and Nest has acknowledged Assistant ...

Gemini for Home is going to change Nest devices forever, but will it fix the mess Google Assistant left behind? After months of teasers and brief betas, Google has made it official: Gemini AI is ...

Google’s Nest smart speakers with Gemini-backed Google Assistant are getting new voices. The three new voices are also named after plants, as were the seven previously made available by Google in ...

It's been five months since Google promised a more reliable and capable Google Home, but where is it? Complaints are multiplying, including mine.

Smart home devices like the Google Nest thermostat offer a lot of convenience, but it's important to understand what happens when the internet goes down.