In many ways, Google Home is amazing. It's the all-in-one J.A.R.V.I.S.-like butler we've dreamt of for years. Well, almost. Its smart home controls are no gimmick - it really will make your daily life just that little bit easier, to the point where using anything but your voice to set the...

Looks classy; yet unobtrusive; You can control your home and music like Tony Stark; Search and translate functionality is brilliant

Could sound better; Play Music doesn't support adding to your library/playlists; You can't add appointments; reminders; or send messages

Google reinvented the wheel when it came to the Chromecast. A small, inexpensive piece of hardware that changed the way we used our television. Can they do it again with a speaker that hopes to change the way we deal with life

Overall, with the new multi-account feature becoming available, the sensitivity of the microphones, the cleverness of the Google brain and the accuracy of the voice recognition, this is a device which can only get better and better.

This is probably the most useless piece of technology I have ever owned!! I paid a heck of a lot of money for a glorified alarm/reminder. The app you need for this is hard to set up, no instructions with it, so you're navigating all sorts of places to set it up.

This product is easy to set up. The Google Assistant is very useful for controlling smart devices in the home. Google Home is unobstructive and Glenys into any room. The sound is not on a par with a Sonos One, however from an ex Sonos user, the assistant capabilities far exceed Sonos.

You need the premium subscription for Amazon, YouTube etc to listen to your playlist. Its very handy and easy to operate. Its compact and follows instructions easily.

Google's new smart speaker is at once a secretary, a librarian and a radio. Ask about your day, and the Home speaker will give you the time, weather, estimated commute, the news and upcoming calendar appointments. It will convert miles into feet, and dollars into euros.

Starting point Overall, I'm pleased with the Home and happy that Google has opted to finally bring the device to Canada. Home could easily replace my Echo and probably will given how it matches the functionality Amazon's IoT device is capable of, but also features Google Assistant.

Sleek looking; Actually officially available in Canada; Reasonable price tag

Google Assistant sometimes disappoints; Multi-user support isn't available in Canada; Sound quality is lacklustre

For all intents and purposes, Google Home is pretty much a year old and needs to do more. In the U.S., the smart voice box has already been on the market long enough to give app developers time to implement the actions, but so far, the added value is limited to few areas.

Good music control; Accurate voice recognition; Integrates smart home devices from many different manufacturers

Does not use any Phillips Hue scenes; Too few compatible apps

Google finally announced the intelligent smart speaker Google Home, which features Google's own AI Assistant. The smart speaker is head-on with rivals from the industry, namely the old player Alexa-assisted Echo from Amazon and the recently announced Siri-assisted HomePod by Apple.