Last October, when Google launched the “mini” member of its Home smart speaker family, retail partner Walmart unveiled a companion promotion: buy up to two units at $49 each, and after activating each ...

Deciding where to place a smart speaker is always an important step for your smart home or office. With the Google Nest Mini and similar small smart speakers, Google has added an interesting ...

When Google introduced the Home Mini two years ago, it was playing catch-up to Amazon's Echo lineup. The Echo Dot, a tiny and affordable version of the larger Echo smart speaker, had been on sale for ...

Better sound, especially playing music. Onboard machine learning should speed up Assistant response times. Built-in wall mount eliminates the need for accessories. Recycled speaker fabric. Still $49.

I’m a geek, I admit it. I have an Xserve in my basement that I use to test out Mac OS X Server and other enterprise-type software. Sometimes, I read server manuals for fun. I’ll toil for weeks to get ...

There are two ways to reset a Google Mini, depending on which version of the Mini you have. If you have a first generation Google Home Mini, you can reset it by holding the dedicated reset button on ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen) has overall fair sound quality. What little bass there is has little impact is subdued and deep bass is ...

The Google Home Mini sounds better and looks better than the Echo Dot -- but Google needs to innovate if it wants to catch Alexa. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...