I was listening to the follow-up podcast from the Verge and they had some interesting things to say about the Google Home Hub.
- It is tiny—the screen is 7-inches
- It runs neither Chrome OS or Android
- There’s no home screen or app store. It’s just a bunch of voice commands
- Single front-facing speaker, that isn’t as good as the original Home
Another interesting point about the camera. Most companies assume that people will use these devices to make video calls—that’s never the case. They are usually in a fixed position, they are always awkward to work with. It’s just not realistic to call from these home devices as opposed to their own phones.