Google Home buy one-get one

[diedrichg]

PC World article:

"Best Buy has a nice two-for-one deal today: Right now, you can get two of Google's voice-activated smart speakers for $130. It's not clear when the deal will end, but it appears to be a daily doorbuster that will likely expire by the end of the day.

While the Google Home hasn't typically budged from its $129 price tag, the smart speaker has seen a lot of discounts lately--in addition to this deal, it's $79 right now on the Google Store. Google's Echo competitor is a great choice for people who are already integrated into Google's ecosystem. (For example, you can use it with Google's Chromecast streaming device to call up Netflix videos via voice commands.) It also works with a number of third-party smart home device makers including Honeywell, Logitech Harmony, Nest, Philips Hue, SmartThings, and TP-Link Smart Home."

 

[Jailer]

Google already does enough snooping in my activities, the last thing I want is them listening in on my conversations in the home.

 

[m0nkey_]

Picked one up at Best Buy (Canada) for $40 the other day. Mostly an impulse buy, but this thing can do quite a bit. It's fun to control my lights with my voice. Did look at the traffic, it's not always sending data to Google. The only time it makes a connection is if the 'Hey Google' hot word is said. It also has a hard switch to disable the microphone.