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Gemini gets better memory: smart home update refines automations and more

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Toiling away Google continued to work on Gemini's conversational memory in a late July update, adding automation guidance and more.

Toiling away
Gemini won't cut you off as much, and its reliability improved in Google Home

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Gemini can help Google Home's rolling out a huge July update that makes Gemini a much better listener (and speaker) and an aid for all of us watching the FIFA World Cup.

Gemini can help
Homture Magic Frame
I created Harry Potter style moving portraits with the Homture Magic Frame

By Namerah Saud Fatmi Published

Gadget Weekly I used the Homture Magic Frame to make my still photos move using the digital frame's AI features. The result looked like something out of Harry Potter.

Gadget Weekly
You can upgrade your TV's sound quality with the new Google Home Speaker surround sound option. Here's how

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Sounds good The 2026 Google Home Speaker has a lot of new features, but one of the coolest is the ability to pair with your Google TV Streamer to create a surround sound system.

Sounds good
A Google Nest Mini speaker side-by-side with a Google Home Speaker (2026)
Google Home Speaker (2026) vs. Nest Mini: Taller or smaller?

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Mid vs mini Google's first Gemini-powered speaker goes head-to-head with the classic Assistant-powered Nest Mini, and only one speaker reigns supreme.

Mid vs mini
I upgraded to the new Google Home Speaker for the AI, but I'm keeping it for the sound

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Sounds so good The new 2026 Google Home Speaker is a full Gemini-powered relaunch of the company's fabled smart speaker line, but does it live up to the hype?

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Sounds so good
Google Home Speaker has a problem: users report incredibly slow response times

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Taking a while Google's Home Speaker and several other smart home products have become incredibly sluggish when called.

Taking a while
The portable Samsung T9 SSD is STILL selling for a record-low price after Prime Day — but how much longer can it last?

By Patrick Farmer Published

More for less Feeling the storage blues with all of the recent price increases? This leftover Prime Day deal is slashing up to 39% off Samsung T9 SSDs.

More for less
It took a while, but Google's finally fixing a SiriusXM radio issue on its smart speakers

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Tune in Google started rolling out a patch to solve a SiriusXM radio problem with several of its smart speakers.

Tune in
Forget the Google Home Speaker — Amazon's Echo Studio sounds better and is $45 OFF

By Brady Snyder Published

Smarter sound The Amazon Echo Studio has room-filling sound and smart Alexa features. It's a well-rounded smart speaker that's 20% off for a few more hours, so don't wait.

Smarter sound
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