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?

Something is happening in your home. We're already totally lost without the internet inside the house, and we fully expect the same connectivity out of the home too. Trouble is, we're all turning into phone zombies.

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.

A lot better at processing natural language

Still work in progress

It's late, I've just plugged the Google Home voice assistant in, and I've got a fridge full of pumpkin and pie crusts and Thanksgiving is three weeks away. "OK Google, how do I make a pumpkin pie?

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.

This smart home device is basically Google's answer to Amazon's extremely popular Echo device and for the most part they are incredibly similar. Both will help you with various tasks and answer questions about weather, news, sports, etc.

Stylish – will blend into home nicely; Dozens of features; Can stream content straight to your TV (YouTube & Netflix; Connects with other smart home devices; Customizable design

More expensive than Echo Dot; Average audio quality; Need Google Audio device to connect with other speakers

It was easy to install. I enjoy the music it plays for free. Didn't know you had to pay $9.99/month if you wanted added access to their library of 40 million recordings. Like the general information you can access. Quite impressive. Hope to connect this device to a home security system soon.

You probably shouldn't buy Google Home as your primary music system, but fortunately there's much more to it than that.If you want a basic plug 'n' play voice control assistant which takes charge of your smart home and doubles as a simple, affordable multi-room audio and video system, then it has...

Simple to use; Unobtrusive design; Works with Chromecast; Multi-room capability; Stereo pairing

Few apps; Average sound; Limited smart home capability; No Bluetooth (but it's coming