Google's New Smart Home Speaker Is Here, a Challenger to the HomePod Mini (opens in new tab)

Google's New Smart Home Speaker Is Here, a Challenger to the HomePod Mini Kenneth Kwok Wed, 06/17/2026 - 07:51 From CNET: Google's latest smart speaker -- called the Google Home Speaker -- has arrived, starting at $100. It's the first new speaker line Google has introduced since 2019, offering a more affordable alternative to Apple's HomePod and competing with Amazon's smaller Echo speakers and the $100 HomePod mini. The Google Home Speaker has dropped the Nest name, for reasons I don't reall...