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Google Home Speaker praised for sound and design, but criticized for usability

Google's new $99 Home Speaker offers impressive sound quality and a visually appealing, minimalist design. It effectively picks up voice commands, even in noisy environments, and provides rich audio with a notable bass presence. However, the device's sleek, button-less exterior makes its controls unintuitive to operate, and the status light ring is poorly positioned for easy visibility. AI

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Google Home Speaker praised for sound and design, but criticized for usability

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  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · David Pierce ·

    The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great — but it’s finicky

    Right out of the box, the new Google Home Speaker passed a couple of important tests. Even with the volume at 100 percent and music blaring out of the speaker, it quickly ducked the audio and listened every time I said "Hey, Google." In fact, in two days of testing, the speaker's…