A house is not a home, clearly, without Google Home.

At least, that is what Google is hoping we’ll think. At an event on Tuesday, the tech giant showed us more features of its Google Home smart speaker. But what is so special about the device?

In IT Blogwatch, we Googlefy our life.

So what are Google Home’s basic capabilities? Aaron Mamiit has the background:

At its recently concluded Oct. 4 event, Google…unveiled Google Home, which is its take on smart speakers…The Google Home utilizes Assistant, which was first seen in the Google Allo messaging app.
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To use the Google Home, users will first have to say “OK, Google” or “Hey, Google”…because Google holds…information on users from their Google accounts and apps, the Google Home will be able to perform functions such as telling users what is on their calendar for the day and how long the commute to work will take.

But that is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what Home will be able to do. Google showed off some other features at their event. Eric Walters lists a few more:

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