Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker is already on sale for 20 percent off
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Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker launched in June and is now discounted to about $79, roughly 20 percent off its $99.99 list price, at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target—the lowest price since release and Google’s first new smart speaker in several years. The speaker offers 360-degree sound in a smaller body than the prior-gen Nest Audio, supports Matter and Thread border routing, and is the first Google speaker that can serve as audio output for the Google TV Streamer 4K. Gemini support, also available on older Google speakers, improves natural-language and multi-command smart home requests but can be slow and unreliable, and some features such as Gemini Live require a $10-a-month Google Home Premium subscription. The discount matters as Google leans on Gemini to differentiate its hardware against Amazon’s Echo lineup while pushing subscription revenue. Watch whether the price cut lifts volume and how aggressively Google bundles Home Premium to convert speaker buyers into recurring subscribers.
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