Google's First Smart Speaker in Six Years Ships June 29
Original: Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
Google's $99 Home Speaker begins shipping June 29, ending a six-year absence from the smart speaker market.
Google's Home Speaker, priced at $99 and announced nine months ago, ships June 29 with preorders opening June 17. The device ends a six-year gap in Google's smart speaker lineup and integrates Gemini AI. Its hardware — a slightly squished round form with touch-capacitive buttons — is unchanged from its original announcement, and the product narrowly missed a promised spring launch window.
Google's Home Speaker begins shipping on June 29th, 2026 — the company's first new smart speaker in six years and a product that narrowly missed its promised spring launch window. Preorders opened on June 17th, giving buyers nearly two weeks to place orders before first units arrive. At $99, the device lands in accessible consumer pricing territory and represents Google's formal return to the dedicated smart speaker category.
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