Make your home a smart home at just Rs.4,499/-
The world is getting smarter with the advent of AI but barely anyone knows what offerings have AI has yet to offer to mankind. The true potential of the AI cannot be known until all the possibilities are assessed. Initially, AI made its way through phones, then televisions sets, later in cars and now in homes. Google, the American info giant, has combined IoT with the AI which is still based on cloud-computing but till now is the only option to convert a home into a smart one.
The latest tech which offers the conversion is the Google Nest Mini 2nd gen currently available at Rs.4,499/- in India which is also the refined version of the Google Nest mini 1. The device looks like a slightly flattened sphere which contains the electronics to make the home a smart home which just runs on voice command. Google used the same google Assistant which is found on smartphones on this device. The device can do things like:
· Streaming music
· Streaming news
· Open apps on various devices like TV, tablets, smartphones, etc
· Support remote activation by voice – Say “OK, Google”
· Provide help in every corner of your home from the internet
· Set Alarm, set timers and do other similar things
· Dim the lights
· Operate other supported devices
Specifications and Price
| Connectivity | 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 GHz) Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth® 5.0 | |
| Chromecast built-in | |
| Power and Ports | 15 W power adaptor |
| DC power jack | |
| Speakers | Google Assistant built-in |
| 360-degree sound with 40 mm driver | |
| Mics | 3 far-field microphones |
| Voice Match technology | |
| Sensors | Capacitive touch controls |
| 3 far-field microphones | |
| Processor | Quad-core 64-bit ARM CPU 1.4 GHz |
| High-performance ML hardware engine | |
| Supported operating systems | Android |
| iOS |
Unlike its predecessor the Google Nest mini 2nd generation supports wall-mounting. The product can be categorized as a smart speaker and will have to compete with Amazon Echo Dot and the upcoming Xiaomi Xiao Ai smart speakers. The Google Nest mini 2 is currently available in two colors: chalk and black - at Rs.4,499/- at famous online store Flipkart.
