Gadgetory

over the past couple of months Google's been busy updating the Google home when it came out last November the always listening home showed a lot of promise but it couldn't quit keep up with the Amazon echo now though thanks to some updates it's a pretty close match up here's what's new the coolest of homes new features it can now distinguish between multiple voices hey Google Who am I your name is Andrew six different people can sync their account and Google home will actually give personalized answers based on who's talking for cooking assistance whole now gives step-by-step directions on over five thousand recipes google has greatly expanded the number of smart home devices it can control adding some of our favorites such as August locks Belkin and Lutron switches and life expulse Google's also expanded the number of streaming platforms home works with with chromecast and home you can command vids from Hulu HBO now Netflix and others on your TV control Spotify SoundCloud and more on your speakers and on top of all that more upgrades are on the way the home will soon offer proactive assistance so it'll let you know if traffic's going to be bad it'll pull up search results on your TV and I'll let you make phone calls it's even going to allow you to customize commands for your smart home like movie time or date night the battle with the echo is getting heated the echo is still a better smart home controller and the $50 echo dot is the best budget-friendly option but now that the home's had a little time to grow up it's catching up and fulfilling its potential