It may look like a minimal speaker, but this new product from Google promises to harness the search giant's data troves to provide all-knowing assistance in the home (+ movie).
Part of a suite of new products launched on Tuesday, Google Home represents the company's move into smart homes.
The device, designed to sit on kitchen countertops or side tables, can act as a central command centre for homes connected to many digital gadgets and systems.

Wholly voice-controlled, it is always listening for commands that start with "Ok Google".
Using the company's new Google Assistant ? a rival to Apple's Siri ? Google Home is able to perform functions like answering questions, alerting residents to useful information and controlling other devices in the house.
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True to its form, it can also play music from a range of compatible services or streamed directly from a phone.
The company promises that Google Assistant will respond to more natural conversation than its predecessor, Google Now.

Google Assistant will continue to draw on the company's data as well as information from users' connected accounts to alert them to relevant information like flight information, weather warnings and appointments.
Google first unveiled the product at its I/O annual developer conference in May, but went into more detail at yesterday's Made by Google event in San Francisco.
It launched a number of new hardware products ...