Buying this product I knew you had a power cable that needed to be connected however I didn't know that you needed to connect it to your network via Ethernet cable. If you are purchasing this as you can not grab a connection in one part of your house then you need to buy at least 2 pods (3 if you...

I would still consider this a novelty item over being terribly useful. Questions must be phrased the correct way and there have been many things that Google Home cannot help with.

Doesn't understand most questions

When the Google Nest Hub (initially $149, now $70 at most places) arrived on our desk, we were surprised. This tiny little box can’t be it, we thought. Smart displays (smart speakers with built-in voice assistants like Google Assistant or Alexa) are supposed to have gigantic screens for reading, big footprints, and plenty of bells and whistles — right? Google’s Nest Hub has other ideas, and though it’s tiny, it has some powerful features that make it mighty under the hood in being a central figure in the ever growing smart home. In a way, its simple approach is a refreshing take on the smart display — but it also feels watered down given some of the new options out there. Since its release, we’ve seen its bigger brother — the Google Nest Hub Max. It shares many of the same features, but comes with a larger screen, superior audio performance, and a front-facing camera for video calls. With that camera, it can even act as a security watchdog while you’re away. It’s also more expensive at...

Easy smart home control; No camera on device; Small size means it can be placed anywhere; Doubles as a digital photo frame; Affordable;

No camera means no video chatting; Poor sound quality; Screen is too small for media consumption;

For all intents and purposes, Google Home is pretty much a year old and needs to do more. In the U.S., the smart voice box has already been on the market long enough to give app developers time to implement the actions, but so far, the added value is limited to few areas.

Good music control; Accurate voice recognition; Integrates smart home devices from many different manufacturers

Does not use any Phillips Hue scenes; Too few compatible apps

Alexa is still the queen of voice assistants. Google Home is learning fast, and it does some things better than Alexa does. If you have a Google Play Music account and multiple Google accounts around your household, Google Home will give you a smoother multi-user experience.

Attractive design; Removable color bases; Well-rounded sound; Multi-room audio

Still fewer skills than Amazon's Alexa; Doesn't work as a standard Bluetooth speaker

Google Home is a worthy rival to Amazon Echo that plays nice with Google software and hardware, but it lacks some key features of its competitors.

Integrates with your Google tools; Controls Google Cast-enabled devices; Booming bass

Limited add-ons at this point; Lacks balanced sound; especially on vocals

If you already frequent Google.com to look up stuff on the Web, why not fill the vast white space on that page with news you read and online tools you need Google Home, a personal Web page service, can wrap together all sorts of content so that you don't have to type long URLs and visit multiple...

Google Home is easy to set up and maintain; organizes feeds within a clean page layout; integrates Google tools and third-party content

Google Home offers only six tabs to organize content; Google tailors search results to your lookups while you're signed in

This compact system fits almost anywhere and has given me plenty of signal from inside wooden cabinets. I do wish the units had a power switch.

Works well with normal set-up routine; Plenty of signal strength in my home; No need so far to change channels; Turns on each morning with no fuss

I'm wondering what if anything Google is learning about me thru this product that of course is a conduit for my Internet traffic

Great sound, clear and can get really loud with the same sound quality. Since the purchase of the speaker, it has updated several times to improve performance. The assistent can understand almost everything, although being the product that it is, I'd expect a little more commands but it will get...