On the Home, Google offers a swappable lower bottom so you can choose the one that suits your home décor. The device also doubles up as a full-fledged wireless speaker and lets the users access music from various streaming services. Google Assistant has been amusing so far, the contextual approach and the way it links up with the Google Knowledge graph are laudable. It is capable of comprehending queries like “OK Google, Play that Shakira song from Zootopia” and figure out the title of the song all by itself and play the same. So this means that a single unknown in the equation is not a problem for Google Home. Google Home will also double up as Chromecast Audio speaker and will support nest, Samsung Smarthings, Philips and IFTTT. Another useful feature is that the device hearing you best will respond when you say “Ok Google” so that it won’t result in sheer chaos. Unlike SIRI, Google Assistant is heavily contextual and it communicates with the app on your behalf instead of just leading you to the app.
The Google Home Mini also features four LEDs on the top for notifying you about stuff. In addition to that, it recognizes taps for playing/pausing music, snoozing reminders and a lot more. Google Home Mini is meant to be your Bluetooth speaker but it’s made for putting a virtual assistant into every room of your house. It will be available in three color options – Choral, Chalk and Charcoal. Google is offering six months of free subscription to Google Play Music with both the Google Home and the Home Mini. The smart speakers will be available across both online (Flipkart Exclusive) and offline retail channels.
Reliance has partnered with Google, customers purchasing Google Home or Google Chromecast from any of the Reliance Stores will be getting a free JioFi device worth Rs 999. As part of the offer one will also be getting 100GB of additional data spread accross 10 vouchers of 10GB each.
