The MadeByGoogle event last month launched the Pixel 3 as expected. but there was a surprise or two as well, not least the new home Hub.
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
The Google home Hub is a smart home voice assistant with a 7 inch (1024 x 600) touchscreen display. The whole unit is a relatively neat 18cm broad x 12cm high x 7cm deep. It turns out this is a near-perfect size for a bedside table.
I purchased it on release at £139 and it currently comes with a YouTube premium totally free trial offer of 6 months of video and music services (T&Cs apply).
The hardware list includes 2 far-field microphones, Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 Ghz) Wi-Fi and a ‘full range’ speaker. The built-in ambient EQ light sensor adjusts the colour temperature of the display (similar to Apple’s true Tone feature) as well as dimming and brightening it when the ambient light changes.
Round the back there’s a volume rocker on the best hand side and an on/off mute switch for the microphones along the top edge, plus the DC power socket for the neat wall-wart PSU that’s include. You can also manage the volume and brightness by swiping up from the bottom for on-screen controls.
The speaker housing / stand of the unit is covered in fabric like the other Google home gadgets with 4 colours options – Chalk, Charcoal, Aqua or Sand. There’s no IP rating here, not even for splashes, so best not to place it too close to a kitchen or restroom sink.
D’installation
Setup needs Android, iOS, Mac, Windows or a Chromebook, plus the the Google home app (you may have it already if you are using a Chromecast). It’s a easy guided procedure and takes around 5 minutes.
During initialisation there was a firmware update and a chance to configuration the photo albums to share on the display. I love Google photos and use it instead of Apple’s service. At first I selected the ‘recent highlights’ options and while it did pick some of my photos that I’d have expected (left), it also showed me pics of items I was selling on eBay (right) and other rubbish. So much for Google’s AI. In the end I altered it to albums that I selected manually instead.
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The Google assistant can now use its Voice match feature to recognise individual users.
The market bumph tells us that the unit homes a ‘high adventure speaker with 2″ chauffeur + dual 2″ passive radiators’ and that it ‘delivers remove highs and rich bass’. Hmmm. The speakers is perfectly adequate, and really quite good for voice assistant duties, especially in a regular sized bedroom. There are mid-range frequencies here but as you’d expect, not really any bass. If you want better sound you can always pair it to a Bluetooth speaker though. The unit can also form part of a multi-room audio configuration with other Google home devices.
You’ll find yourself back in that Google home app to change things like the music service you want to use with the home Hub. The app is pretty awful though. It’s not whatsoever friendly and settings and options seem buried in some very unintuitive places.
A feature I really like is broadcast Message. record a quick voice message on your phone, or say “Hey Google, tell everyone [your message]” and it gets pushed to all the gadgets around the house – “Dinner’s ready!”
The kitchen is another apparent location for these gadgets and with its display the GHH has some amazing utilizes here too. “Show me recipes for chicken curry” brings up a step by step guide – or – “how do I chop onions” gets you a YouTube video to improve your technique.
As well as YouTube you can cast Plex to the screen too which is very nice. now it feels like something that would benefit from a built-in battery that would allow you to carry it around the house. So far casting is limited though. Netflix doesn’t work – please make this a thing Google!
Google have made the best decision not to included a video camera here, making it much simpler to live with in our bedroom. and once you turn the lights out the display dims down and switches to a dark clock face. I imply really dark. Parfait.
I’ve also tried it as an alarm clock and it’s very impressive. You can also configuration Routines. For example say “Hey Google, good morning” to launch a series of events – Take your phone off silent (only when initiated through an Android device). adjust lights, plugs, thermostats etc. tell you about today’s Weather, Commute, calendar and Reminders. check out the Google home Hub features page for more.
Smart home Controller?
We’re currently in short-term lodging after selling our house, so I’ve had very bit opportunity to set up anything yet.
That said the smart home controller (swipe down from the top) is impressive. It includes a helpful By room function that groups all gadgets in each area. Of course full voice manage is there too – “Hey Google, turn off the bedroom light”.
There’s no built-in Zigbee here (like the Amazon Echo’s), or Z-Wave. Mais leHome Hub peut s’intégrer aux thermostats Nest et peut également afficher des images à partir de la gamme de caméras vidéo Nest. Il y a une liste de caméras de sécurité et de sécurité compatibles ici, mais j’ai également lu que seuls les cames de nid fonctionnent actuellement.
Bien que dans le monde de l’équipement de maison intelligente pris en charge, la liste Google Home est encore bien en deçà de l’Echo Amazon Echo.
Il semble y avoir des problèmes de sécurité et de sécurité avec le firmware actuel, j’espère que c’est quelque chose que Google peut corriger rapidement.
Résumer
Le segment des assistants à domicile avec un écran est occupé. Google a déjà été impliqué dans des offres similaires avec ses partenariats sur l’écran Smart Lenovo, la vue JBL et le LG WK9. Et c’est en outre le nouveau spectacle Amazon Echo de 2e génération et le portail Facebook. Le GHH est moins cher que tout ce qui précède, avec son prix agressif de 139 £.
Il se distingue également de quelques autres manières. Ses dimensions plus petites sont certainement un avantage dans la chambre et en font une taille idéale pour un stand de nuit. Le manque de caméra vidéo est une décision intelligente et rend également beaucoup plus simple à vivre.
Le nouveau Google Home Hub a suffisamment de son et peut faire plaisir avec les photos qu’il affiche. Il s’agit d’une radio d’horloge, d’une alarme, d’une minuterie de comptage d’un téléviseur et a un accès natif aux services que j’utilise le plus. bon travail google.
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