The Google Home Hub: A Revolutionary Smart Display

Google has announced a major update to their smart display software, and it's exciting news for anyone looking for a seamless way to control their home and access information on demand. The new features of the Google Home Hub are designed to make life easier and more convenient, with a focus on smart home control and entertainment.

One of the most significant improvements to the Google Home Hub is its ability to automatically select high-quality photos from your library. This feature uses machine learning algorithms to identify and select the best photos, removing blurry or irrelevant images and focusing on those that showcase people's expressions. This means that you'll always have a beautiful collection of photos at your fingertips, and you can easily share them with others.

Another major update is the addition of Home View, which allows you to control your entire smart home from one place. With a swipe down from the top of the screen, you'll see all the different devices in your home, grouped by room or space. This makes it easy to turn off the lights, adjust the thermostat, and control other smart devices with just a few taps on the screen.

But what really sets the Google Home Hub apart is its ability to display live camera feeds from your doorbell, security cameras, and other devices. When someone rings the doorbell or triggers a camera, you'll see a live feed on the hub without needing to do anything else. This feature is perfect for keeping an eye on your home when you're not there, and it's especially useful for families with multiple doors.

Playing music throughout the home has also become much easier with the Google Home Hub. With its new Home View feature, you can see all supported audio devices in one place, allowing you to start playing music throughout your entire home with just a voice command or a few taps on the screen. This means you can quickly turn off the TV in the basement or change the lights to set the mood without needing to use your voice.

One of the best things about the Google Home Hub is its ability to share Home View settings with other members of your household. You can send an email invitation to family members or roommates, giving them access to control all the lights and cameras in your home. This makes it easy for multiple people to work together to manage smart devices, and it's especially useful for families with shared living spaces.

The Google Home Hub is currently available for pre-order at store.google.com, and it will cost $149. It will be available on October 22nd, and it will also come with six months free of YouTube Premium, which allows for ad-free YouTube videos on any device, as well as YouTube Music. With its impressive feature set and sleek design, the Google Home Hub is sure to be a popular choice for anyone looking for a smart display that's easy to use and fun to look at.

Additional Features and Devices

In addition to the new features of the Google Home Hub, Google has also announced some updates to other devices. The Google Home Mini now comes in an additional color, Aqua, which looks pretty cool. The Chromecast has also been refreshed with a new soft-touch finish, and it's available in black and white for $35. The device supports 60 frames per second at 1080p, making it perfect for watching high-quality video on your TV.

Lenovo Smart Display Update

Google has also announced that the Lenovo Smart Display will be updated to include many of the same features as the Google Home Hub. This includes support for Home View and smart home control, as well as improved performance and design. However, it's worth noting that the display is still smaller than the Google Home Hub, with a 7-inch screen.

For those looking for more entertainment options, the Lenovo Smart Display may be a better choice due to its larger screen size. However, if you're looking for a device that can seamlessly integrate into your smart home ecosystem and provide easy access to information on demand, the Google Home Hub is an excellent option.

Conclusion

The Google Home Hub is a game-changer for anyone looking for a seamless way to control their smart home and access information on demand. With its impressive feature set, sleek design, and affordable price point, it's sure to be a popular choice for many users. Whether you're looking for easy smart home control, entertainment options, or just a convenient device to keep an eye on your home, the Google Home Hub is definitely worth considering.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eneverybody I'm here at the made by Google event in New York City Google was kind enough to send me out here so that I could check out some of the new products for you let's get started this is the Google home hub the first voice-activated smart display that is made by Google the home hub features a 7-inch touchscreen display which is pretty much point six inches bigger than my galaxy note 9 the front of the display has two far-field microphones that allow you to activate the Google assistant in an ambient sensor that allows for the display to adapt to a room's lighting conditions this is really helpful for at night when you turn off the lights it will automatically display a clock or if you change the color tone of your lights it will automatically adjust to match a picture frame like you see here in the video now the Google Home Hub does not have a camera so this protects your privacy so you could have this in any room in the house on the back of the home hub there is a mute switch so that you can mute the Google assistant as well as a volume rocker on the back of the right side I found this very easy to use compared to the Lenovo smart display where it has it on the top of the device the back of the device also features a full range speaker that is hidden behind Google signature cloth mesh that comes in four colors chalk charcoal aqua and sand this device will work on your 2.4 and 5.0 gigahertz Wi-Fi networks as well as it has Bluetooth 5.0 that will help you connect your phone via a Bluetooth speaker to the home hub and right now I'm not sure if you can actually pair your home hub to other Bluetooth speakers but we'll see once that does come out it also has support for a multi-room audio which I'll get to in just a minute just like the Lenovo smart display that I have previously reviewed the home hub offered the full Google assistant in a visual form you can see the weather go step by step through recipes play the latest tech with brett youtube video or even ask it to show you photos from a recent trip when the home hub is not in use it will display an ambient mode that can show off a clock or curated photos one of the new additions to this feature is you can create a live album from your google photos library a live album will automatically add new photos of people in your library that you have selected so there are always new photos Google said that it will automatically select quality photos using machine learning by removing photos that are blurry not relevant like receipts as well as looking at people's expressions to find the best pictures possible now let's get to something that I'm really excited about the biggest improvement to the smart display software is the addition of home view and the enhanced way to control your smart home with the new home view you can control your entire smart home by swiping down from the top of the screen this will then display all the different types of devices you are able to control within your home once you link your partner accounts to the Google home app Google says it will automatically group your different spaces or rooms together automatically this is a much-needed addition as right now I'm finding that my Google home is getting a little confused with all the devices that I have when you tap the lights button it will then show you the different rooms that are available that you can control you can then turn off and on the lights in a specific room adjust the brightness or color as well as you can adjust each light individually if you would like to see if your package is at the front door you can select the camera and then choose which camera you would like to see and it will load up another new feature that will be available that I'm really excited about is that when somebody rings your anest hello doorbell it will automatically display the camera feed on the home hub without needing to do anything Eric is at the front door that's so cool playing music throughout the home has become much easier the home view allows you to see all supported audio devices so you can start playing music throughout your entire home with just a voice command or a few taps on the screen not only is Google bringing the home view to the home hub but they are also bringing this right within the Google home application so you don't even need a home hub to access this information this allows for the same granular control right from your phone so that you can quickly turn off the TV in the basement or change the lights to set the mood without needing to use your voice google says this update is currently rolling out and should be available on your Google home app very soon with this new update you are now able to share the home control features with other members in your house you will just give them access to your home control settings via a email invitation and then they will have full access to control all the lights and cameras everything within your home in the demo areas I did not get to listen to much of the home hub but I was told that it stands close to the original Google home in sound quality the Google home hub is currently available for pre-order at store google.com and will cost one hundred and forty nine dollars it will be available on October 22nd hopefully at a store near you with the Google home hub you will also get six months free of YouTube's premium that allows for ad free YouTube videos on any of your devices as well as YouTube music now before I end this video I do want to give you a quick update to other Google devices so first there is a new additional color for the Google home Mini the aqua color which looks pretty cool the chromecast did get a refresh and it now comes in black and white with a new soft touch finish the new chromecast will support 60 frames per second at 1080p and will cost $35 so pick one of those up so that you can see the full quality of my YouTube videos the Google home hub is able to answer many of the questions and requests that I had when I received a Lenovo smart display hopefully those will be updated on that device but the Google home hub will be the first one to have all of that access to the home control as well as the other features right on the display now I would have liked to see a bigger screen I think a 7 inch display is pretty small but it also is nice because it's not intruding on the room so with my smart display it actually is pretty big sitting on the kitchen counter now with the home hub being only 7 inches it doesn't take over the whole room it just acts more as a tool and it's really nice convenient to have the access to that nice quality display if you need to with the smart display I do like that it's bigger so if you're looking for more entertainment on the device you may want to go with that one instead I'm definitely going to be picking up the Google Home Hub when it comes out so if you have any further questions let me know in the comments below and if you'd like to see more videos about today's event make sure you select a video over here on the side thanks so much for watching we'll see you on the next oneeverybody I'm here at the made by Google event in New York City Google was kind enough to send me out here so that I could check out some of the new products for you let's get started this is the Google home hub the first voice-activated smart display that is made by Google the home hub features a 7-inch touchscreen display which is pretty much point six inches bigger than my galaxy note 9 the front of the display has two far-field microphones that allow you to activate the Google assistant in an ambient sensor that allows for the display to adapt to a room's lighting conditions this is really helpful for at night when you turn off the lights it will automatically display a clock or if you change the color tone of your lights it will automatically adjust to match a picture frame like you see here in the video now the Google Home Hub does not have a camera so this protects your privacy so you could have this in any room in the house on the back of the home hub there is a mute switch so that you can mute the Google assistant as well as a volume rocker on the back of the right side I found this very easy to use compared to the Lenovo smart display where it has it on the top of the device the back of the device also features a full range speaker that is hidden behind Google signature cloth mesh that comes in four colors chalk charcoal aqua and sand this device will work on your 2.4 and 5.0 gigahertz Wi-Fi networks as well as it has Bluetooth 5.0 that will help you connect your phone via a Bluetooth speaker to the home hub and right now I'm not sure if you can actually pair your home hub to other Bluetooth speakers but we'll see once that does come out it also has support for a multi-room audio which I'll get to in just a minute just like the Lenovo smart display that I have previously reviewed the home hub offered the full Google assistant in a visual form you can see the weather go step by step through recipes play the latest tech with brett youtube video or even ask it to show you photos from a recent trip when the home hub is not in use it will display an ambient mode that can show off a clock or curated photos one of the new additions to this feature is you can create a live album from your google photos library a live album will automatically add new photos of people in your library that you have selected so there are always new photos Google said that it will automatically select quality photos using machine learning by removing photos that are blurry not relevant like receipts as well as looking at people's expressions to find the best pictures possible now let's get to something that I'm really excited about the biggest improvement to the smart display software is the addition of home view and the enhanced way to control your smart home with the new home view you can control your entire smart home by swiping down from the top of the screen this will then display all the different types of devices you are able to control within your home once you link your partner accounts to the Google home app Google says it will automatically group your different spaces or rooms together automatically this is a much-needed addition as right now I'm finding that my Google home is getting a little confused with all the devices that I have when you tap the lights button it will then show you the different rooms that are available that you can control you can then turn off and on the lights in a specific room adjust the brightness or color as well as you can adjust each light individually if you would like to see if your package is at the front door you can select the camera and then choose which camera you would like to see and it will load up another new feature that will be available that I'm really excited about is that when somebody rings your anest hello doorbell it will automatically display the camera feed on the home hub without needing to do anything Eric is at the front door that's so cool playing music throughout the home has become much easier the home view allows you to see all supported audio devices so you can start playing music throughout your entire home with just a voice command or a few taps on the screen not only is Google bringing the home view to the home hub but they are also bringing this right within the Google home application so you don't even need a home hub to access this information this allows for the same granular control right from your phone so that you can quickly turn off the TV in the basement or change the lights to set the mood without needing to use your voice google says this update is currently rolling out and should be available on your Google home app very soon with this new update you are now able to share the home control features with other members in your house you will just give them access to your home control settings via a email invitation and then they will have full access to control all the lights and cameras everything within your home in the demo areas I did not get to listen to much of the home hub but I was told that it stands close to the original Google home in sound quality the Google home hub is currently available for pre-order at store google.com and will cost one hundred and forty nine dollars it will be available on October 22nd hopefully at a store near you with the Google home hub you will also get six months free of YouTube's premium that allows for ad free YouTube videos on any of your devices as well as YouTube music now before I end this video I do want to give you a quick update to other Google devices so first there is a new additional color for the Google home Mini the aqua color which looks pretty cool the chromecast did get a refresh and it now comes in black and white with a new soft touch finish the new chromecast will support 60 frames per second at 1080p and will cost $35 so pick one of those up so that you can see the full quality of my YouTube videos the Google home hub is able to answer many of the questions and requests that I had when I received a Lenovo smart display hopefully those will be updated on that device but the Google home hub will be the first one to have all of that access to the home control as well as the other features right on the display now I would have liked to see a bigger screen I think a 7 inch display is pretty small but it also is nice because it's not intruding on the room so with my smart display it actually is pretty big sitting on the kitchen counter now with the home hub being only 7 inches it doesn't take over the whole room it just acts more as a tool and it's really nice convenient to have the access to that nice quality display if you need to with the smart display I do like that it's bigger so if you're looking for more entertainment on the device you may want to go with that one instead I'm definitely going to be picking up the Google Home Hub when it comes out so if you have any further questions let me know in the comments below and if you'd like to see more videos about today's event make sure you select a video over here on the side thanks so much for watching we'll see you on the next one\n"