Google Home

By Malhar Pandhare (malharp)

Problem

Everything is manual

Different Applications

Nothing is connected

Google Home

Audio, lights, thermostat, etc.

Customizable design

Google Assistant in a Box

Command Examples

Daily briefing: "OK Google, good morning." (includes personalized greeting, info on weather, traffic, and curated news stories)

Traffic: "OK Google, what's the traffic like on the way to work?"

Restaurants: "OK Google, what are the nearest restaurants to me?"

Action Examples

Best Dad Jokes: "OK Google, talk to Best Dad Jokes."

Domino's: "OK Google, talk to Domino's and get my Easy Order."

Todoist: "OK Google, tell me what my next task is with Todoist."

Business Model

Collects Data - Always Listening

Personalized Ads

Financials - Google

Financials - Cont’d

Brief History

December 8, 2016 November 4, 2016May 18, 2016

Released in USA Open to Developers Released in UK

~June, 2017

Announced

~March, 2017

Fake News

Secret Sauce

Word Recognition

Power of Google Search

Conversational

Competition

Competition

Price $180 $130

Applications 7,000+ Skills Few Hundred Actions

Smart Home Connections

Nest, Ecobee, Honeywell, SmartThings, Wink, Philips Hue,

IFTTT, Lifx, WeMo, etc.

Nest, Honeywell, Philips Hue, SmartThings, IFTTT, WeMo

Multiple Users Yes, Manual Switching No (Soon?)

Competition

Always Listening Yes Yes

Music Streaming Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, etc.

Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, Youtube Music

Customizable Design No Yes

Notable Features Can order products Multi-Room audio, conversational

Prediction - Success

Multi-User Voice Recognition (Future Update)

More Actions in the future

Keeps your home connected

References● https://madeby.google.com/home/● https://www.cnet.com/news/google-home-vs-amazon-echo/● https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-home-complete-list-of-commands/● http://www.geekwire.com/2016/age-alexa-amazon-echo-sales-pace-first-year-iphones/● https://www.wired.com/2016/11/ok-alexa-google-home-versus-amazon-echo-iq-test/● http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/8/13878444/google-home-developers-actions-ecosystem-app-store● http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/google/1405214/google-home-launching-in-uk-find-out-uk-release-date-and-price-of-amazon-echo-rival● https://www.statista.com/statistics/266206/googles-annual-global-revenue/● https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2016/12/27/arms-race-amazons-echo-and-googles-home-grew-exponentially-this-christmas/#352a6

59866fe● https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/02/23/amazon-echo-alexa-murder-trial-first-amendment-rights/#6dbdfe575d81● http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/audio/google-home-uk-release-date-price-features-specs-rumours-3640527/● https://www.statista.com/statistics/266472/googles-net-income/● https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:GOOG&fstype=ii● http://www.techradar.com/news/google-home-could-soon-solve-a-big-smart-speaker-problem● https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-and-use-multiple-accounts-on-amazon-echo/● http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/2/14795834/google-home-multi-user-support-possible-development● https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601583/how-alexa-siri-and-google-assistant-will-make-money-off-you/● http://www.recode.net/2017/3/5/14820942/barack-obama-conspiracy-theories-google-home-fake-news

References - Images● https://madeby.google.com/home/● https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_800_800/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAiYAAAAJDM5Mjg5NzU5LThmOTItNGNlMi05ODUwLTBiZWZjZTM

3NjllMw.jpg● https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vxsEAKr2GUW5J_OsYT49xCIz79fJENTkdqtKaofYizv2l_yx4Zed73qvKmyg6YcQCUA=w300● https://www.telco2research.com/custom/images/The%20Nest%20Thermostat%20Edited.png● http://chromecastextension.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chromecast.jpg● https://www.brandsoftheworld.com/sites/default/files/styles/logo-thumbnail/public/092014/spotify_2014_0.png?itok=KdC40xfv● http://noromis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Google-Home-03.jpg?b74ed3● http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160520041033-amazon-echo-google-home-speaker-780x439.jpg● http://cdn2.business2community.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/amazon-echo-with-logo.jpg● https://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/google-home-lead.jpg?quality=88&w=750● http://cdn1.expertreviews.co.uk/sites/expertreviews/files/styles/gallery_adv/public/2016/10/home_speaker_all_color_uncropped_simplified_v

5.jpg?itok=1KaAQqev● https://assets.pcmag.com/media/images/518562-google-home.jpg?thumb=y&width=740&height=417● http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/283622/google-home.jpg● https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GoogleHomeKillerFeature-1024x469.jpeg● http://googlenewssubmit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Google-news-updated-with-new-features.jpg● https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MOf9Kxxkj7GvyZlTZOnUzuYv0JAweEhlxJX6gslQvbvlhLK5_bSTK6duxY2xfbBsj43H=w300● http://www.1itenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Google-tool-for-personalized-ads-678x300.jpg● https://storage.googleapis.com/madebygoog/v1/banners/home_banner.jpg● https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MOf9Kxxkj7GvyZlTZOnUzuYv0JAweEhlxJX6gslQvbvlhLK5_bSTK6duxY2xfbBsj43H=w300

Questions?

Command Examples

Control Nest thermostat: "OK Google, turn the temperature to [temp]."

Turn Philips Hue lights on/off: "OK Google, turn on/off my lights."

Play a movie or TV show on Netflix using Chromecast: "OK Google, play [show or movie title] on the [TV name]."