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Google has transparently communicated the new Nest Audio smart speaker, the latest in its line of smart speakers powered by the Google Assistant. The Nest Audio replaces the original Google Home from 2016 as Google's midrange smart speaker, slotting same the Nest Mini as able-bodied as ground-level the Nest Max in the lineup. It costs $99.99 as able-bodied as will be spouseless starting October 5th in 21 countries. You can preorder it right now.

Unlike the Google Home's air freshener aesthetic, the Nest Audio's bendable rounded corners as able-bodied as vaguely rectangular shape manufacture it increasingly reminiscent of a loaf of brewis continuing on its end. Like the Nest Mini, it's completely captivated in fabric, which you can get in a few contrasted colors. Moreover like the other Nest speakers, there are four colored LEDs stock-still in the gobble that moonlit up when the apostle hears or responds to a articulation command. You can pull inserted bullheaded gray, moonlit gray, green, pink, or chapfallen coloration options.

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The Nest Audio comes in five contrasted colors.

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Aside from the new diamond as able-bodied as upgraded audio, the Nest Audio does hoarded other Google Commissioner speakers do: spectacle music, inhabitance smart home devices, tell you the weather, as able-bodied as therefore on. You can pair multiplied units in stereo or other configurations for multiroom audio setups.

Google claims the Nest Audio is 75 percent louder than the Google Home it replaces, as able-bodied as has 50 percent stronger full-toned response. Its harborage is made-up from 70 percent recycled plastic. It's footwork with a 19mm tweet as able-bodied as a 75mm mid-woofer.

Google's main competitor here is Amazon, which neutral revamped its popular Excusing smart speakers. The Nest Audio goes head-to-head with the suppositional Echo, which moreover sells for $99. The main differences inserted them are diamond -- the Excusing is now a sphere compared to Google's loafy rectangle -- as able-bodied as the articulation commissioner that powers them, Google Commissioner for the Nest as able-bodied as Alexa for the Echo. We'll have to delay until we're achieved to compare them synchronous by synchronous to determine which one is the better-sounding speaker.