Google Nest Hub Max review: beautiful screen, versatile camera, extensive smart home controls, but sound is not powerful, can't play Netflix, no camera shutter
The new Nest Hub Max is a bigger version of the excellent Nest Hub with a few new tricks up its sleeve
The Verge Dan Seifert
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Discussion
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@geoffreyfowler
Geoffrey A. Fowler
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@washingtonpost Google knowing you're there even when you don't interact with its hardware shifts the power balance in a subtle but important way. How many real problems in our lives does Google solve by bringing facial surveillance inside our homes? Not nearly enough. https://ww…
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@geoffreyfowler
Geoffrey A. Fowler
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@washingtonpost Flash my hand at Google's new Nest Hub Max, and a camera spots me and immediately pauses the music. Just walk by one, and the Google Assistant greets me on its screen, “Good afternoon, Geoffrey.” It's like a baby HAL-9000. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https…
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@shiraovide
Shira Ovide
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One year ago, Google said, Nope, cameras in private home spaces are a step too far. Google now: “Hold my beer.” https://twitter.com/...
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@dcseifert
Dan Seifert
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Here's my review of the new Nest Hub Max, which is very good, but I don't like it as much as I like the smaller Nest Hub: https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...