The new Google Home smart speaker wants to take on Amazon Echo as the voice control interface of choice – but is it ready to be a smart home hub?

Google’s new Home smart speaker certainly looks the part, but is it the answer to our voice control needs in the connected home?

Of all of the areas that might be affected by AI, the home is a no brainer. Expect our homes to become increasingly clever in the short term.

Voice recognition has evolved at a rate of knots in the last few years – have we reached the moment where it hits the mainstream?

Google used this year’s Google I/O conference to establish its direction in a number of areas, including VR, wearables and the smart home.