Google Unveils AI-Powered Nest Devices with Enhanced Features and Gemini Integration

Google unveils AI-powered Nest indoor and outdoor cameras, and a new doorbell | TechCrunch

As part of its Google Home event on Wednesday, the company unveiled a revamped lineup of Nest devices -- Google's brand of smart home security cameras and doorbells -- including a new $149.99 Nest Cam Outdoor, $99.99 Nest Cam Indoor, and $179.99 Nest Doorbell. All devices are designed to showcase Google's AI assistant Gemini AI in the smart home, and all three come with 2K HDR video, a high-definition format that delivers sharper images than previous models and the highest resolution Google has shipped yet, it says The company notes it chose this sensor because it would offer the level of fidelity that its Gemini models could use both now and going forward as the technology evolves. Plus, it wanted to ensure that users would be able to zoom and see a certain degree of detail -- like a license plate on an unknown vehicle outside their home, perhaps -- and balance that with a desire not to consume too much data. In addition to the 2K HDR, the cameras offer a wider and taller field of view compared with prior devices. The new 152-degree diagonal view allows users to see more of what's happening. On the doorbell, meanwhile, Google increased both the field of view, now 166 degrees, and the aspect ratio to 1:1, offering a more square image. This should allow the device to see a more detailed view, including the head and feet of somebody standing at the door, and to the left and right of them, including packages on the ground. A new sensor and the wider aperture give the cameras better low-light performance, too. Google says the devices allow for 120% more light sensitivity than older models and can stay in full-color mode longer at dawn and dusk. And they'll still offer infrared vision, which uses heat signatures to see in complete darkness, for nighttime viewing. Plus, when users are alerted to an event at the door, the preview images will now be zoomed in to show whatever triggered the alert, making it easier to see. Or, if a user wants to have their doorbell's view permanently zoomed into a particular area, they can now zoom and crop it so it stays fixed. However, where Google hopes to compete against rivals is with its Gemini capabilities and improved baseline features. For starters, it's doubling its event history from three to six hours on the free tier. And, for every event that has happened in those six hours, users will get a 10-second video attached. If users want more history, they can choose to upgrade to 10 days, 60 days, or other plans. Gemini comes into play by making notifications smarter. Today, people receive dozens of notifications when there are camera events, like people detected, motion, packages delivered, and more. But the burden is currently on the user to figure out what matters and what doesn't. Gemini, instead, will add more context to these notifications. For instance, instead of just getting a motion alert, you might receive something that says, "dog jumps out of playpen," which you can then watch in a zoomed-in video preview. "That's what Gemini is going to transform. This experience is all underpinned by what we call 'semantic scene understanding,'" said Anish Kattukaran, Chief Product Officer at Google Home and Nest, in a press briefing ahead of Wednesday's announcement. "Because Gemini is multi-modal -- and this is a hard problem, by the way...it's not just simple object detection -- but because Gemini is multi-modal, what it can do is it can actually parse through and interpret what is happening in the video," he continued. "So now we go from 'person detected' or 'package delivered' to Gemini interpreting that a FedEx delivery driver is placing a package on the porch and walking away," Kattukaran explained. In addition, a Google Home app feature called the "Home Brief" will summarize the past 24 hours' worth of activity you missed while away. That means you could see which packages were delivered, whether it was the dog that knocked over the coffee table, which people stopped by, or anything else that may have occurred. You can also tell Gemini to make the brief longer or shorter, or to focus only on the kids or the pets, or anything else of interest. You could ask Gemini what time the kids got home from school, if the landscaper showed up, or if UPS came, for instance. Gemini will also help more people take advantage of more complex features, like home automations -- preset routines that control multiple devices automatically -- or better understand their energy use. Instead of configuring automations manually, you could tell Gemini (even fairly vaguely), that you'd like to feel safer in your home, and the AI could advise you how to set up a routine involving closing blinds and locking doors or creating a simulated presence by automatically turning on and off lights while you're away. The cameras come in plastic-free packaging and are available in new colors. The Nest Cam Indoor (Wired, 3rd gen. $99.99) is offered in Snow, Hazel and Berry, while the Outdoor Cam (Wired, 2nd gen., $149.99) is available in Snow and Hazel and is IP56 rated, meaning it's weatherproof and can withstand dust and heavy rain. The reformulated resin on the outside of the latter is also designed to offer long-term UV protection and better sustainability, Google notes. For security, a green light will still display when the camera is processing or streaming video, as before. Google additionally offers encrypted video, two-step verification, and commits that your video footage is never used for other purposes, like ad targeting or personalization. The Nest Doorbell (Wired, 2nd gen, $179.99) comes in Snow, Hazel, and Linen. Devices are sold at major retailers and on the Google Store. The Nest cameras are available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The new Nest Doorbell will be available in the U.S. and Canada. To attract a wider consumer base, Google also partnered with Walmart to launch a more affordable doorbell and camera, branded as the onn Indoor Camera Wired ($22.96) and onn Video Doorbell Wired ($49.86). These offer 1080p live view resolution. A paid subscription unlocks additional intelligent features from Gemini. Alongside this release, the existing Nest Aware subscription is being rebranded as Google Home Premium, but the tiers and pricing will stay the same. (Home Premium Standard is $10/mo, and Home Premium Advanced is $20/mo.) Google Home Premium will also be added to Google One subscriptions at no extra cost. That means if you have the Google AI Pro tier ($20/mo.), Google Home Premium Standard will be included for free, while Google AI Ultra users ($250/mo.) will have access to Google Home Premium Advanced. Finally, users will no longer have to switch between the Nest mobile app and the Google Home app, as all the functionality has been integrated into the Home app. The Nest app won't immediately go away, though. Google says it will first work to make sure Nest users can seamlessly transition over. (Read more about the new Home app here.)

Google is upgrading almost every Nest security device - and there's a new Home speaker, too

The company is also releasing multiple updates to its Google Home app, and Gemini will officially replace Google Assistant in smart homes. Google is introducing significant updates to its smart home lineup, including new hardware and major enhancements to its generative AI software for existing Nest devices. The new Nest smart home products include a Google Home Speaker, a Nest Cam, and a Nest Doorbell. The Google Home Speaker is planned to hit the market in Spring 2026 for $99. It'll be available in four colors: Porcelain, Hazel, Jade, and Berry. This is the same speaker that was leaked during the Made by Google event in August. Also: Google's new open protocol secures AI agent transactions - and 60 companies already support it This new Google Home Speaker will feature 360-degree audio and can double as the audio output for a Google TV Streamer with a cinematic surround sound-like experience. You can group this speaker with other existing Nest speakers to enable multi-room music streaming or pair it with another to create a stereo set. You'll be able to communicate with Gemini through this speaker, thanks to the Gemini for Home update that Google is now rolling out. This update will also be available to all Nest speakers from the past decade. Many of the new AI features will require a Google Home Premium subscription, which will replace the existing Nest Aware subscription. A new Nest Cam Indoor and an Outdoor model are being introduced to the market, both featuring a 152-degree diagonal field of view, 2K resolution, and improved low-light performance compared to previous models. Google also announced a new Nest Doorbell with a 1:1 aspect ratio, enabling it to capture more footage simultaneously. The device also supports zoomed-in previews in notifications. This device, and the other Nest Cams, feature the widest and tallest field of view of any Google cameras, offering a larger surveillance area. Also: Google releases AI-powered ransomware detection features for cloud files The Google Nest Cam Indoor is available starting today for $100, the Nest Cam Outdoor costs $150, and the Nest Doorbell is $180.

Google Finally Refreshes Its Home Speakers, Nest Cams With Gemini Inside

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Google's biggest smart home announcement today might be all about Gemini coming to virtually every device the company has put out in the last decade, but that doesn't mean there isn't new hardware coming, too. Google just revealed four new Google Home devices: three Nest cameras and a smart speaker. Nest Goes 2K The third-gen wired Nest Cam Indoor, second-gen wired Nest Cam Outdoor, and third-gen Nest Doorbell are exactly what they sound like: Updated versions of the last wired Nest Cam Indoor, wired Nest Cam Outdoor, and Nest Doorbell. The two security cameras boast 2K (2,560 by 1,440) resolution, a significant upgrade over the 1080p video (1,920 by 1,080) of the Nest Cams they replace. The new Nest Doorbell also features what Google calls 2K resolution, but in a square 2,048-by-2,048 orientation, which is a significant leap over the previous Nest Doorbell's 960-by-1,280 resolution. They also feature wider fields of view: The Nest Cams' lenses cover 152 degrees, up from 135 degrees on the second-generation Nest Cam Indoor and 130 degrees on the first-generation Nest Cam Outdoor, and the new Nest Doorbell's lens can see 166 degrees, up from its predecessor's 145 degrees. According to Google, all three devices have better night vision than the previous models, with 120% more sensitivity to light. That should mean they can provide color views for longer before having to switch to monochrome, infrared-illuminated night vision due to low light. The three new Nest devices start shipping today. The Nest Cam Indoor will retail for $99.99, the Nest Cam Outdoor for $149.99, and the Nest Doorbell for $179.99. A New Smart Speaker for Next Year Google also announced a new smart speaker, the obviously named Google Home Speaker. The $99.99 device replaces the Nest Audio and boasts a vertically firing driver that sounds consistent no matter where you're standing. You can also pair two Google Home Speakers with a Google TV Streamer to enjoy stereo sound on your TV, a feature similar to but much simpler than the Alexa Home Theater configurations Amazon announced yesterday for its Fire TV sticks and Echo speakers. We won't hear anything from the Google Home Speaker for a while; it doesn't come out until spring 2026. Google didn't announce any other smart speakers or new smart displays. This makes some measure of sense, since the announcement of Gemini AI emphasizes that it will work on virtually every Nest and Google device made since the 2015 Nest Cam. The big news is the AI platform, and the new hardware is almost an afterthought. Want Cheaper Cameras With Gemini? Try Onn. Outside of Google-made products, though, the company announced two other third-party devices. Walmart's onn brand is also launching its own budget-priced onn Indoor Cam Wired ($22.96) and onn Video Doorbell Wired ($48.96). They're lower-end home security products with 1080p resolutions, but they have access to the same Gemini for Home features the Nest cameras and doorbell have, with a Google Home Premium subscription. They come out today, along with the Nest devices. This isn't the first time Walmart has made a budget-priced, Google-powered smart home device. The Onn 4K Pro media streamer utilizes Google TV and features a hands-free Google Assistant, filling the $50 Google TV streamer-shaped hole left by the Chromecast and previously left empty by the twice-as-expensive Google TV Streamer. That's why it earned our Editors' Choice for media streamers. The hands-free Google Assistant will become hands-free Gemini in the future with an update planned later this year or early next year.

Google Brings Gemini AI to the Home With New Cameras, Doorbell and Speaker

Alphabet Inc.'s Google introduced a range of new Nest-branded hardware on Wednesday, just a day after Amazon.com Inc. held its own product showcase, as both companies vie to more deeply integrate artificial intelligence throughout the smart home. The latest Google devices include a pair of video cameras, a new doorbell and a compact speaker that plays sound in every direction. The three camera-based products -- the third-generation Nest Cam Indoor ($100), second-gen Nest Cam Outdoor ($150) and third-gen Nest Doorbell ($180) -- are available now, while the $99 Google Home Speaker won't ship until spring 2026.

Google's new Nest Doorbell and Nest Cams have 2K video and new AI chops

A day after Amazon updated its security cameras, Google followed suit with its competing suite. A trio of new Nest security cams is available starting today. The latest Nest Doorbell and Nest Cams have higher-resolution (2K HDR) video and a wider field of view. That not only makes for better images, but it also opens the door to new (paid) AI features. Google's new additions include the Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen) and Nest Doorbell (3rd gen). The company says the devices were designed to "provide the rich, detailed data our multimodal AI uses to understand." The results, according to the company, are "better alerts" and the ability to "find important moments, faster." Google says DxOMARK rated all three as first in their class for image quality. The Nest Cams each have 2,560 x 1,400 resolution with a 152-degree diagonal field of view (FOV). The Nest Doorbell uses a 2,048 x 2,048 sensor with a 166-degree FOV. All three support up to 6x digital zoom. The company says the combination boosts the cameras' ability to capture video in low-light conditions. Specifically, Google claims they offer 120 percent more light sensitivity than their predecessors. "This means the cameras can now stay in full-color mode much longer at dawn and dusk than before," the company wrote. The sharp resolution also allows you to digitally zoom in on a specific area in the Home app, cropping out the rest. Google says the feature could be handy for hot spots like a garden bed or walkway. Similarly, your alerts will include animated previews that zoom in on the subject. This could make it easier to tell at a glance who or what triggered the notification. The upgraded Gemini AI chops include a new chatbot feature called Ask Home. It lets you do things like ask what ate your plants. (In Google's example, the chatbot explains that it was rabbits, producing photo evidence.) It also lets you perform smart home tasks or create automations using natural language. There's another new AI feature called Home Brief that gives you an AI-generated summary of the day's activities. Both of the new AI features require a Google Home Premium subscription. All three cameras are available beginning today at the Google Store and with retail partners. The Nest Cam Indoor costs $100. The Nest Cam Outdoor will set you back $150. And the Nest Doorbell costs $180.

Google Wants You to Talk to Your Nest Cameras and Doorbell to Find Out What They Recorded

Hot on the heels of Amazon's own Ring and Blink security camera blitz, Google is announcing new Nest cameras with its Gemini AI chatbot as the main selling point in addition to improved image quality. Thankfully, there are only three new Nest products, and they're relatively easy to understand, unlike Amazon's entire lineup, which may require a PhD to figure out the differences between each model. The three new Nest cameras are the $150 Nest Outdoor Camera (wired, 2nd-gen), $100 Nest Indoor Camera (wired, 3rd-gen), and $180 Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd-gen). You have some neutral colors like Snow (white) and Hazel, but the most striking color is the "berry" red model for the Indoor Camera. I prefer my security cameras to blend into the walls and ceilings, but if you've ever wanted a bright, berry-colored camera watching you from above, now you can live out your wildest dreams. On the hardware front, all three Nest cameras boast 2K-resolution image sensors with HDR. Google says the sensors greatly improve recorded video footage quality, especially for low-light and night video. Equally important is the new wider and taller field of view (152 degrees on the Indoor Camera and Outdoor Camera and 166 degrees on the Nest Doorbell)â€"essential for capturing more in video so that Gemini can have more information to process and understand. With older Nest cameras and the doorbell, they could only send notifications alerting you to motion or sound, but with Gemini, Google says users will be able to get more specific notifications that describe what's happening. For example, if a delivery person comes by your door to drop off a package, Gemini should send a notification describing their clothing and might even get as specific as telling you which delivery service they may be from if it can see a uniform logo or truck in the background. At home, with the Nest Indoor Camera and Outdoor Camera, Gemini could send a notification telling you that your cat knocked over a glass vase or perhaps your child named John (you need to allow face recognition) was playing in the backyard at 4 p.m. instead of doing his homework like you asked him to. Gemini also has a feature called "Ask Home," which combines computer vision from the cameras and natural language processing to find specific clips instead of you having to scrub frame by frame, through hours of footage. Google says you'll be able to simply ask Gemini to find something from footage. "What happened to the vase in the living room?" is one example, the company shared. There are some additional quality-of-life improvements for springing for the new cameras, including "Home Brief" (summary of hours of footage), the ability to zoom in a crop the field of view to focus on only one area for monitoring, and six hours of free event video history (up from three hours). All of these features are accessible in the redesigned Google Home app that's simpler, faster, and more stable. You can still use the Nest app, but Google tells Gizmodo that the Home app will be the primary smart home app for Nest devices moving forward. It's only a matter of time before the Nest app is phased out sometime in the future, so don't get too attached. The good news is, the new Google Home app has reached feature parity and stability with the Nest app. So, if the smart home app has left a bad taste in your mouth, like it has with me, I think we should give it another shot and then judge it. I've not seen any of the new Nest Cameras in action, so I can't say with what degree of accuracy Gemini is able to recognize people, vehicles, animals, packages, and other objects within footage in and around the home. But I'm hella interested in seeing how well the Ask Home feature works. I'd love to know which one of my two cats knocked over certain things in my apartment while I was at the office. The new Nest smart home products are feature-packed, but if you have a tighter budgetâ€"like a lot tighterâ€"you may want to consider some of Walmart's new Onn-branded devices like the $23 Indoor Camera Wired and the $50 Video Doorbell Wired. These aren't comparable to the Nest Indoor Camera and Nest Doorbellâ€"they only record 1080p, and the field of view isn't as wideâ€"but it does provide a more basic security camera system that integrates nicely with the new Google Home app. If you want the Gemini features like intelligent alerts and event history, you'll need to pony up for a Google Home Premium subscription, which is split into Standard ($10) and Advanced ($20) plans.

Google's Latest Nest Cameras Are Finally Here

* New Nest Cam lineup: 2K HDR, wider 152-166° views, improved low-light sensor and wider aperture. * Gemini for Home adds detailed alerts, zoomed previews, 'Ask Home' natural‑language search and 'Home Brief'. * Nest prices: Indoor $99.99, Outdoor $149.99, Doorbell $179.99. 6h free history; onn cams need Home Premium. A lot of people like Google's smart home ecosystem, but especially the company's Nest range of cameras. Now, the latest cameras not only leverage AI stuff, but also a lot of improved hardware to take advantage of it. Google has just announced its latest Nest cameras. As part of this range, we have the Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen), and the Nest Doorbell (3rd gen). All three devices have moved to 2K HDR video, providing higher resolution footage that Google states is essential for the advanced semantic scene understanding required by its Gemini models. It's not quite the 4K resolution Amazon's own cameras (announced yesterday, by the way) have, but it's still pretty good. The devices also feature expanded fields of view -- the new Nest Cams capture a 152-degree diagonal view, while the Nest Doorbell offers a 166-degree view with a 1:1 aspect ratio, designed to see visitors from head-to-toe as well as packages left on the ground. Low-light performance has also been improved with a new sensor and wider aperture, allowing the cameras to stay in full-color mode longer at dawn and dusk. These hardware improvements enable a suite of new AI-powered software features. Gemini for Home will deliver more detailed notifications of the stuff it sees, such as "dog jumps out of playpen," joined by a zoomed-in video preview. There's a new "Ask Home" function that allows you to search your video history with natural language queries like, "What happened to the vase in the living room?" and receive relevant video clips. Additionally, a "Home Brief" feature will provide a quick, digestible video summary of events recorded over several hours. Google confirmed that standard features like intelligent alerts for people, vehicles, and animals remain built-in without a subscription. The company is also increasing the included free event video history from three to six hours for these new models. If you can't afford the Nest cameras, Google has also partnered with Walmart to launch a couple of more affordable options, the onn Indoor Camera Wired and onn Video Doorbell Wired. These lower-cost alternatives, offering 1080p resolution, will be managed through the Google Home app and can access the same Gemini for Home features as the Nest devices, though a Google Home Premium subscription is required to unlock these advanced capabilities for the onn products. The new Nest Cam Indoor is priced at $99.99, the Nest Cam Outdoor at $149.99 (or $249 for a two-pack), and the new Nest Doorbell at $179.99, with all three available starting today. Check out Google's website to know more.

Google Nest Doorbell, Indoor, and Outdoor Cams get 2K video starting at $99

Google is delivering its first big Nest hardware refresh in over four years, with new 2K video upgrades for the Nest Doorbell and Nest Cam Indoor, as well as a new wired Outdoor Cam. The major Nest overhaul of 2021 delivered a battery-powered Nest Doorbell, a battery (or wired) Nest Cam that works indoors and out, as well as a wired Nest Cam Indoor sequel. There was also a Nest Cam with Floodlight combo. In the time since, Google has added a wired Nest Doorbell, but the lineup has been pretty quiet over the past few years. That ends today. Three new Nest cameras are available today, and that starts with a new Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen, wired). The latest indoor Nest Cam carries over the design of the prior generation, but improves video quality with 2560×1440 recordings and a wider 152-degree field-of-view. Aside from that, everything is mostly the same. There are two new colors, though, with a dark green "Hazel" and a vibrant red "Berry" being US exclusives alongside the white "Snow." Next up is the Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen, wired). The hardware here is relatively similar to the existing battery-powered outdoor camera, but it connects to constant power and is wired to its magnetic base. Available in "Snow" and "Hazel," it supports the same 2K video recording and 152-degree field-of-view, but also has IP65 dust/water resistance for outdoor use - improved over the battery model's IP54 - and is rated for use between -4°F to 104°F (-20°C to 40°C). Interestingly, it's a bit bigger than the battery model physically. Finally, the Nest Doorbell (3rd gen, wired) is getting a refresh, this time with new colors and that improved 2K resolution. "Snow" remains alongside updated tan "Linen" and gray/green "Hazel" colors. Google says it has also expanded the field-of-view horizontally, so you can not only see up and down but also further to the left and right compared to existing Nest Doorbell models. There's a 166-degree field-of-view recording at a 1:1 aspect ratio - so a perfect square - at 2048×2048. The upgraded resolution is the biggest improvement, not only to the recordings themselves and the legibility of text/license plates in the footage, but also for the sake of things like Familiar Faces and Gemini, which Google says are improved by the added resolution. The new sensors also feature better low-light. Google says: All three new cameras feature 2K HDR video, our highest resolution yet, so you can see every detail with incredible clarity. This provides the critical leap in detail our AI needs for advanced scene understanding... The new cameras feature our widest and tallest field of view ever, letting you keep an eye on wide yards or driveways. The new Nest Cams capture a sweeping 152-degree diagonal view, while the Nest Doorbell offers a 1:1 aspect ratio and a 166-degree diagonal view so you can see packages on the ground, wide entryways and visitors from head to toe. We've greatly improved low-light performance so you see rich color and detail, thanks to a new sensor and a wider aperture that allows for 120% more light sensitivity than our previous cameras. This means the cameras can now stay in full-color mode much longer at dawn and dusk than before. Google also explains that it picked 2K intentionally, specifically with bandwidth in mind. Constantly uploading 4K footage could clog up the connection for someone with limited upload bandwidth, or quickly run through an internet provider's usage cap. 2K, while not as high resolution, provides a meaningful bump in quality without overwhelming a network. Google will also now let you set a constant zoom level for your camera thanks to this added resolution, and notifications will now show animated previews that zoom in on the subject instead of showing the whole frame. Along with the resolution bump, Google is also doubling free video storage with this launch, with Nest Cams now able to store 10-second clips of events for up to 6 hours without a paid subscription, up from just 3 hours on existing models. It's unclear if that policy will be ported back to existing Nest Cam devices. These new cameras are the showcase for new Gemini features in Google Home, such as being able to find clips using natural language search, improved notifications, and more. Nest Aware is also going away and being replaced by Google Home Premium, with the new subscription costing the same or being included with Google One AI Pro. All three of these new cameras are available today at the following price points: The Indoor and Outdoor cameras are launching in the the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, while the Doorbell will only be available in the United States and Canada.

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Not too long after Amazon's massive smart home hardware reveal, it's Google who's now in the spotlight with its new Gemini-powered smart cameras and speakers, which also feature some pretty eye-catching colours in the mix. That being said, the new lineup includes updated Nest Cams and Doorbell, as well as a brand-new Google Home Speaker. READ: New Kindle, Fire TV, Echo Speakers and Displays: Everything you Need to Know from Amazon's Hardware Launch Event First up are Google's new Nest Cams -- the company says that new wired Nest Cam Indoor ($99.99), Nest Cam Outdoor ($149.99), and Nest Doorbell ($179.99) have been re-engineered to work better with Gemini's multimodal AI. They also come with support for 2K HDR video capture, wider and taller fields of view, a 1:1 aspect ratio on the Doorbell to spot packages on the ground, and improved low-light performance with a new sensor and wider aperture. As for the new Gemini features, the cameras will support AI Notifications for more specific alerts, like "dog jumps out of playpen," with a zoomed-in video preview of the moment, Ask Home which allows users to search their video history with simple questions, and Home Brief which summarizes hours of footage into a quick overview. The cameras also come with subscription-free features, including built-in intelligent alerts for people, vehicles, animals, and packages, as well as an increased six hours of event video history (up from three hours). For privacy, the new cameras come with encrypted video and a clear green LED indicator on the outside. Also announced was the new Google Home Speaker, which features a new light ring with a dynamic glow that shows when Gemini is listening and responding. The speaker comes with 360° audio and can also pair two speakers with a Google TV Streamer for more cinematic surround-sound audio. Priced at $99, the new Google Home Speaker will launch in Spring 2026. Google also revealed that it was teaming up with Walmart to introduce affordable Gemini-compatible devices, which include the onn Indoor Camera Wired ($22.96) and onn Video Doorbell Wired ($49.86). The new devices can be controlled via the Google Home app and will support Gemini for Home features, intelligent alerts, and event history with a Google Home Premium subscription. Meanwhile, Gemini for Home capabilities will begin rolling out to existing smart displays and speakers via an early access program by the end of October.