Smarten up your home with Google’s new display

Tech Tools: Google Nest Hub Max unveiled at I/O conference, but when can we get it here?

Google Nest Max Hub is a rival to the Amazon Echo Show, just with added camera firepower.  Photograph: John G Mabanglo/EPA
Google Nest Max Hub is a rival to the Amazon Echo Show, just with added camera firepower. Photograph: John G Mabanglo/EPA

$230

The Pixel smartphones weren't the only thing Google announced at its I/O conference. This is the Google Nest Hub Max smart display, which combines bits of other products it offers, smooshes them together and gives you a smarthome-themed display to control your home.

The 10-inch display comes with a 6.5-megapixel camera, a stereo speaker and Google Assistant, making it a rival to the Amazon Echo Show, just with added camera firepower. Sadly, it's not currently available in Ireland, though who knows what plans Google has?

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Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist