Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
…With the Google Home Speaker, Google is making its strongest case yet that Gemini belongs in your smart home. I’ll be testing whether it can deliver on that promise when the…
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A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
…real-life smart glasses testing, demos are not real life. In a quiet room, a translation demo from Spanish and French into English works pretty well. Gemini, I’m told, is able…
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
…I/O Edition will likely include some highlights about updates coming to Google Gemini, particularly features baked directly into Android (or Gemini’s Android app). One of this year’s announcements…
Here comes new Siri again
…I willingly gave Gemini permission to access my Google Photos and Gmail, but it always makes my skin crawl hearing Gemini say my son’s name out loud. I test out a…
Google Assistant
…When Google launched Gemini for Home , it put one key feature behind a paywall. Continued Conversation became available only on Gemini Live, which required Google Home Premium. Starting today, users in Early…
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
…Gemini Spark is cloud-based; it can run 24/7 without keeping a laptop open and can sync across the web, Android, and iOS. The agent rolls out to trusted testers this…
Expect to hear about Google’s new Home speaker next week.
A Thursday email to Google Home users says there are over 3.5 million Gemini for Home early access testers, and that people should “keep a very close eye on your inbox…
The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
Google’s I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and…
The future of Google is a search box that does everything
…buy in apps like Search, Gemini, Gmail, and YouTube — and let you check out using Google’s payment infrastructure. And speaking of YouTube, the company is testing an AI Mode-like experience…
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
…New Siri is built on Gemini models, so it makes a lot of sense that the first iteration of Siri AI feels a little bit “Gemini, circa 2025.” Siri AI has its…