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Hands-on with the Google Home Speaker: sound quality and use cases

October 01, 2025

Market context matters. Analyst firms like Canalys and Parks Associates have followed a hardening smart speaker space, with penetration in the United States hovering around half of broadband households and shipment growth decelerating after early pandemic surges.

From the article, "Hands-on with the Google Home Speaker: sound quality and use cases" by Bill Thompson

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Hands-on with the Google Home Speaker: sound quality and use cases

Previously In The News

Social video viewing reaches nearly five hours weekly on U.S. televisions

Research: 33% of US internet homes subscribe to a D2C sports-specific streamer

Smart device adoption grows but setup stumps 52% of users

Almost half of all US internet households now have a security system

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