Google Assistant Smart-Home Starter Kit. Grant Clauser. Grant Clauser is an editor who has written about audio, video, and smart-home technology for more than 20 years. Save.

The Google Home app has become a much better control center for your smart home in the past few months, but you still couldn't set up most gadgets with it. Hopefully, this kit will start to change ...

Google’s ADT partnership finally has a new home security product to show for it. ADT Self Setup is a new DIY home security system that works with Nest cameras, smart displays, and thermostats ...

Even better, ADT's DIY home security systems work with Google Nest devices, such as the Google Nest Cam, Nest Doorbell, and Nest Protect smoke detector. ADT's home security kits are full customizable.

Google's AIY Projects program — a combination of DIY (do it yourself) and AI (artificial intelligence) — have announced a revamped set of build-it-yourself kits, aiming to bring computer ...

Vivint’s smart home starter kits now include two Google Home Minis. What’s it all cost? Vivint’s systems are simpler than the high-end offerings from providers like Control4 and Savant, who ...

You’ll often find Google Home compatibility alongside other platforms, particularly Alexa, so there’s flexibility to switch sides further down the line without having to re-buy all your hardware.

Hook the Harman Kardon up to your Google Home setup via Wi-Fi, before asking the integrated Google Assistant for movie recommendations. Built-in Chromecast means you can stream songs straight from ...

If you were getting the impression that Google's focus on Pixel phones and AI models meant that the company was ignoring its Nest smart home kit, think again: Google says "more helpful home ...

From the Google Home app you can create a stereo pairing between two Google Nest speakers from the "Devices" tab. Connect this duo to your Chromecast or Google TV over Bluetooth and you can get ...