Speakers
As you know, the Assistant is already available on
Google Home and soon, it will be coming to a number of new speakers, including the Zolo Mojo by
Anker, TicHome Mini by
Mobvoi and the GA10 by
Panasonic. And this is just the start, we’ll continue to update this blog post as more speakers are announced this week.
With the Assistant on speakers, you can ask questions (“Ok Google, how far away is the moon?”), keep up with your schedule (“Ok Google, tell me about my day”), control your smart home (“Ok Google, dim the living room lights”) and more. You can also expect your same Google Assistant to be, well, just about the same across speakers—so you can cast
music and set multiple accounts to work on one speaker. That way your Assistant will be able to distinguish your voice from your roommate or partner. And since it’s the Google Assistant, you can expect great speech recognition, natural language processing and the ability to ask those “tough” contextual questions (“Where is the Eiffel Tower?” Followed by, “How tall is it?”)
Big or small, round or square, no matter what smart speaker fits into your house or your budget, your Assistant can help you get more done. These speakers will be coming out later this year and while availability may differ by device, most will be available in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and France.
Appliances
“Ok Google, wash my clothes.” Sweeter words have never been said! Starting later this year, with manufacturers like
LG, you’ll be able control your appliances, including washers, dryers, vacuums and more from your Assistant on your smart speaker,
Android phone or
iPhone (any device with the Google Assistant built in!). Need to clean up? It’s as easy as “Ok Google, start vacuuming.” Want to know if your favorite jeans are clean? “Ok Google, are my clothes clean?” or “is the laundry done?” Getting help around the house will be easier than ever.
And more…
The Assistant already supports more than 70 home automation manufacturers, including
Honeywell, Netatmo,
TP-Link and Wemo, so you can get help with everyday things using your voice. Whether you need to dim the lights to 20%, set the sprinkler, or turn on your slow cooker, you can just start with “Ok Google....”
