You can now order an $85 kit to convert your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-compatible offline smart speaker.

The MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB is an open-source replacement mainboard designed to convert a 1st Gen Google Home Mini ...

Enter the MiciMike Home Mini Drop-in Board. It’s a drop-in replacement for the original Google Home Mini printed circuit board that fits inside the case and works with the same speaker hardware. But ...

Google Home Mini on a desk next to a laptop keyboard and a potted cactus. - CoinUp/Shutterstock The usefulness of your old Google Home doesn't end just because Google has released new versions of its ...

In early October 2025, Google confirmed that the Gemini AI assistant would officially be replacing Google Assistant in its smart home products. This has already been happening with Pixel phones like ...

Perhaps the most important change that's rolling out is that Google Home is getting faster. In fact, Google shares that most ...

Gemini is reviving the idea of a smart speaker for Google, with the upcoming “Google Home Speaker” being the first new ...