Overview
- Google sent an email to Gemini for Home early‑access testers on Thursday saying more details are coming next week and thanking over 3.5 million people who opted into the program.
- The Gemini for Home preview has run since October with biweekly updates, more than 50 major feature releases, and roughly 2,500 bug fixes driven by tester feedback.
- Published reports and retailer listings say the new speaker will integrate Gemini and Gemini Live, offer 360‑degree audio and stereo pairing for two units, though Google has not confirmed full specs.
- Leaked retail pages seen by multiple outlets point to possible retail availability around June 25 and a roughly $100 starting price, but those dates and pricing remain unconfirmed by Google.
- The device would be Google’s first major speaker refresh since 2022 and could shift the company’s smart‑home focus by putting its conversational AI at the center of daily audio and home control.