SimpliSafe has added Google Assistant voice commands to its home security control system. With SimpliSafe's new Google Assistant integration, customers can use a single voice command to configure their home security components when they leave home, ensuring that all the doors are locked and the lights are on.

Even though school is back in session, it's important to get a little playtime in to break up the homework and stimulate the brain. Luckily, the Google Home smart speaker now is capable of playing a variety of kid-friendly games provided by Disney that will be sure to keep them entertained and engaged.

A new survey of more than 1,000 American consumers about voice assistants and smart speakers offers dramatic new intelligence about shopping, adoption rates, types of usage, and a widening diversity of voice activities that reflect an expansion beyond music and weather.

KB Home has partnered with Google to provide a smart home system compatible with an ever-growing number of devices. The KB Smart Home System will debut in select communities throughout the country and include devices like the Google Home and Nest Hello video doorbell.

Google Assistant is getting off to a rocky start this month as a bunch of the digital assistant's users are reporting a new rash of glitches, including the loss of non-US accented English language speakers, some sex changes, and a refusal to respond to the "Hey, Google" wakeup command.

If you've ever caught yourself talking to inanimate objects, you're in luck. Now they'll respond -- assuming they're made by GE or Electrolux. Smart appliances from the companies are getting new functionality that will make them respond to voice commands through Google Assistant.

Google has always had the lead on language support in the war between it and Amazon for digital assistants and smart speakers, but Google just widened its market considerably by announcing that Google Assistant now supports two languages interchangeably, making it fully bilingual.

Nest, owned by Google parent company Google, is adding Google Assistant support to its smart deadbolt Nest x Yale Lock. Starting August 29, the security tool will be compatible with the AI assistant so you can lock your door on the go with just a simple voice command.

Amazon Alexa remains the global leader in smart speaker sales by a significant margin, but Google Assistant is steadily gaining market share. Smart speakers from other companies are carving their own pieces of the business. Internationally, Alexa's leadership is not as significant, particularly in China.

Is continuously negative news bumming you out? Are you beginning to wonder if anything good is happening in the world? Just say 'Hey Google, tell me something good,' with any Google Assistant-enabled device for a curated summary of stories of people doing something positive and solving problems in the world.

When it comes time to do your holiday shopping later this year, you might end up throwing a brand new Google speaker into your shopping cart. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Google is planning to release a new smart speaker that comes equipped with a digital display, just in time for the holidays.

With a new feature, Swann has become the first security camera provider to launch Google Assistant voice control on its multi-camera wired surveillance systems, enabling users to see live video from home security cameras on their mobile devices or televisions on command.

Google Assistant is getting better at assisting you with each passing week. The latest feature to be added to its arsenal is Custom Routines, which allow users to trigger several actions at once at a predetermined time. Routines help users string together a number of actions with just one command.

Google has partnered with Lenovo, JBL, and LG to bring Google Assistant technology to smart displays. The speakers will compete against Amazon's Echo devices with a screen -- the Show and the Spot. The first of those devices - the Lenovo Smart Display - is available this week.

Google Assistant has found a new home in the Lenovo Smart Display. This full HD touchscreen display could be an Echo Show competitor. Google announced that its new Lenovo Smart Displays will be made available in stores in two sizes -- the 8-inch HD costs $200 while the 10-inch Full-HD version costs $250.

Making a video call from your phone is getting a little easier thanks to some help from your favorite assistant -- that is to say, Google Assistant. At long last, Google's A.I.-powered helper will allow you to start a video call on Duo, its video calling service. The feature has been missing for quite some time.

Ever wish you could get an instant update of your day at a glance? Google Assistant now can show you upcoming travel plans, deliveries, bills and more as a part of the new Visual Snapshot feature. Expect more to be added as time goes by, such as the ability to see details from various to-do list apps.

Turns out there are a few things that Amazon Alexa just doesn't know, and one of them is the comparative fitness of Kevin Hart and The Rock. The comedian recently sat down with three popular smart home devices -- an Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple HomePod -- to quiz them about his fitness levels.

A little less than a year ago, music streaming service Deezer brought lossless audio streaming to the Google Home and other Google Assistant-powered devices, but only now has the service brought this feature to music lovers in the United States, as well as Canada, Italy, and Australia.

One of the useful features of voice assistants is being able to create to do lists whenever you want. We'll show you how to make a to-do list with Google Home using a combination of IFTTT and the Todoist app for quick list creation with voice commands.

The struggle over the smart speaker rages on, as CNBC surveyed five digital advertising agencies who say that Amazon's Alexa is the better shopping assistant, but Google's deep roots in machine learning and voice recognition makes Google Assistant more understanding.

If you’ve ever wondered why you’re still using a remote to control your TV instead of just thinking about what you want to watch, we just got one step closer as Dish is rolling out Google Assistant to its hardware, letting you control your entire TV experience with just your voice.

Google product lead Mark Spates works on the company’s smart speakers, including Google Home. In an interview with Digital Trends, he talked about the role of voice in the smart home and where the future might lead, including gesture control, proximity sensors, and new smart speaker hardware.

Google’s Duplex technology enables the Google Assistant to make calls, so you can ask it to book a reservation at a restaurant or schedule a haircut, and it’ll do all the work for you. We spent some time with the team behind Duplex to learn more about how it works, and to take a call from the Assistant.

Tired of repeating "Hey Google," or "Ok, Google?" Google Home's Continued Conversation feature allows you to keep giving commands to Google after saying "OK, Google" only once. This makes talking to your device more conversational and less repetitive. Here's how to activate the feature.

We first learned that Google would be bringing a Continued Conversation feature to Assistant at Google I/O, when the tech giant unveiled a whole host of exciting new features. And now, Continued Conversation has been launched, and promises to make your interactions with Assistant more natural.

Google has updated Home devices with the ability to perform not one, not two, but three commands at the same time. However, you need to phrase things just right for the process to work. We'll show you how to give your Google Home multiple commands at once.

Your smart home is becoming increasingly talkative, thanks to a new collaboration between Vivint Smart Home and Google. On Tuesday, Vivint announced a new partnership with Google that makes all of its smart home devices voice-enabled by way of Google Assistant. They'll be packaged with two free Google Minis.

Google and T-Mobile are showcasing the Google Assistant in a series of new demos, set to show up at two T-Mobile stores over the next three months. The demos show off a few different aspects of what the Google Assistant can do, as well as some of the hardware Assistant is featured on.

There are many different ways you can celebrate your dad on Father's Day this year. Alexa and Google Assitant are getting in on the festivities, too! Use your Echo or Google Home smart speaker to tell dad jokes, play games, and more. Keep reading to find out more.

Google is launching a number of awesome new updates to Google Assistant that could help make it the most natural digital helper so far. The updates include visual changes to Assistant on your phone, as well as the ability to actually call businesses to book appointments.

For the time being, it may seem that the battle of the smart assistants rages only between two contenders -- Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. But lest you forget that there are, in fact, other A.I.-based helpers in the running. A survey suggests that you certainly shouldn't count out Microsoft Cortana.

A leaked Xbox One screenshot from an upcoming build suggests that Cortana may soon have some company, with voice commands utilizing Alexa and Google Assistant devices added to the console's expanding repertoire. No official announcement has been made, but such a move has been rumored for many months.

I have multiple devices that I can talk to, and outside of telling Siri to turn off the lights when I go to bed (because I’m a lazy, terribly person), I don’t talk to a single one of them. In fact, I’ve disabled the voice-activation function of all the ones that I can. I don’t like talking to my devices. I find it silly, and I don’t find it makes my life any easier.