Google Home, Home Mini India launch LIVE Updates: Follow Google Home, Home Mini India launch live blog for all the latest updates. The Assistant-powered Bluetooth speakers will make a debut in India today.
Google Home and Home Mini Bluetooth speakers India launch is set for today. The Google Assistant-powered speakers will be made available via Flipkart in India and the e-commerce site already has a page live for the devices. To recall, Google Home and Mini were unveiled at the company’s I/O 2016 conference and this is the first time that the search giant will launch its speakers in India. Both the devices were launched alongside Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones.
As for the pricing, Google Home is priced at $129 in the US, which is around Rs 8,392 on conversion. Meanwhile, Mini is a more budget-friendly variant and costs $49 or Rs 3,987 approx. We expect the India pricing to be around the same, though we will have to wait for an official launch to know more. Google Home and Mini speaker launch event will take place 11 AM IST in Delhi. Google does not have livestream for the event, though you can follow our live blog for all the latest updates.
Google Home, Home Mini India launch LIVE Updates.
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Things Google Home can do
Google Home gives real-time answers to a lot of questions. Google Home can also be used to dim the lights. Of course, these need to be Smart lights. Google Home can be used to locate your phone as well.
Google Home and Home Mini announced in India
Google Home and Home Mini announced in India. Google conducting on-stage demo for Google Home. The speaker can apparently be used to call up recipes. One can also use Google Home to check if their local store is open or not. Users can ask for step by step instructions for recipes on Google Home.
Over 4.5 lakh marriage proposals to Google Assistant from India
Rishi Chandra VP of Product Management on stage now. "Voice is becoming an increasingly common way for computing. Google Assistant goes further than search. It can understand context. Google Assistant is available in India in Hindi and English. It has one million capabilities in India. We have 4.5 lakh marriage proposals to Google Assistant from India," says Chandra.
Google Home gives real-time answers to a lot of questions. Google Home can also be used to dim the lights. Of course, these need to be Smart lights. Google Home can be used to locate your phone as well.
Google Home will also have four News partners In India - Ndtv, Times of India, Aaj Tak and Dainik Bhaskar. One can also connect their Google Home to the Google Chromecast.
Google Home and Home Mini announced in India. Google conducting on-stage demo for Google Home. The speaker can apparently be used to call up recipes. One can also use Google Home to check if their local store is open or not. Users can ask for step by step instructions for recipes on Google Home.
Rishi Chandra VP of Product Management on stage now. "Voice is becoming an increasingly common way for computing. Google Assistant goes further than search. It can understand context. Google Assistant is available in India in Hindi and English. It has one million capabilities in India. We have 4.5 lakh marriage proposals to Google Assistant from India," says Chandra.
Rajan Anandan is on stage. He is VP India and South East Asia. “Voice input covers more than a 1 billion consumers in 119 languages all around the world today," he says. "This voice input feature is available on a large number of devices, even budget phones. In India, voice input is exploding. Users prefer to rely on voice, instead of typing in India," says Anandan. "Google Assistant was launched two years ago. It is a way to get things done. It is now available on 400 million devices globally," reveals Anandan. "We are expanding the Google Voice assistant capability to India."
Google is set to announce its two Assistant-powered speakers in India. Expect the launch event to start at any moment now. Google Home and Mini price in India will also be announced by the search giant at the event. The device will be exclusive to Flipkart online. Whether Home and Home Mini will be made available offline is unclear at this point.
Google Home and Home Mini launch in India will take place today. Users can register their interest in the speakers by heading to Flipkart, which has already listed the devices. Google Home and Mini can be used to control Smart Home, play music, cast video, ask for weather, and more. Of course, Google Home will be priced higher, while the Home Mini price in India could be below Rs 4,000.