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During Launch Night In, Google introduced Nest Audio, a major makeover of the original Google Home speaker, and it’s available October 5 for $ 99.
At last year’s Made by Google event, the company revamped the popular Home Mini speaker and incorporated it into the Nest brand. This year, the Nest speaker lineup is expanding with a new $ 99 speaker to perfectly fit into the space left by the original Google Home speaker that launched in 2016 and was recently discontinued.
Just as we saw in Google’s teaser in July, Nest Audio takes on a pillow shape that should help it blend in well into most homes. And to better suit your personal design tastes, the speaker is available in a variety of colors including chalk, charcoal, sand, sky, and a “sage” green that matches the Pixel 5.
Like previous Home Mini, Nest Mini, and Nest Wifi speakers, the new Nest Audio supports touch controls for adjusting volume and more. The upper left and upper right corners control the volume up and down, respectively, while the space in between acts as a large play / pause button. On the back, you’ll find a physical mute switch for the microphone, along with the barrel connector for power.
As for the current Audio From Nest Audio, the smart speaker’s built-in 19mm tweeter and 75mm midwoofer should deliver an impressive experience closer to the larger Home Max speaker than the previous mid-range Google Home offering. And, as always, you can double up with a second Nest Audio and pair them together for proper stereo sound in your room.
All in all, Nest Audio is a fantastic package that should be the best Google Nest speaker for most people. More importantly, you can buy the new smart speaker on October 5 for $ 99, $ 30 less than the original Google Home, on the Google Store.
This article initially reported that Nest Audio would be available today and has been updated to reflect the official release date of October 5.
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