Google Nest Hub Max smart display with 10-inch HD touchscreen announced for $229, Nest Hub coming to India

At the Google I/O few hours back, Google introduced its Nest Hub Max smart display, a bigger version of the Home Hub, which is now called the Nest Hub. The Nest Hub Max features a 10-inch (1280×800 pixels) HD screen, comes with a 6.5-megapixel camera with 127-degree wide field of view and auto-framing, Face Match technology to show only your information, and you can also use it as a Nest Cam when you are away from home, use it for Google Duo calls.

It shows all the connected devices in the Home View dashboard that lets you control music, see nest cam, control Thermostat and more. It has Far-field microphones with support for Voice Match that lets the Assistant recognize your voice and respond to, Ultrasound sensing and Stereo speaker system (2x 18mm 10W tweeters) has well as 30W subwoofer (75mm). There is a separate switch to disable camera and the microphones if you don’t need them.

It has support for WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 and has 802.15.4 (at 2.4GHz) Thread support, so just like Nest connect, it communicates directly with Thread-supported low-power devices like door locks and motion sensors.

The Nest Hub Max comes in Chalk and Charcoal colors, is priced at $229 (Rs. 15,935 approx.) and will be available in the US, UK and Australia in Summer.

Nest Hub (Home Hub)

The Nest Hub has received a price cut to $129 (Rs. 8,975 approx.) and will be available in 12 new countries—Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain and Sweden. It has also received support for 9 new languages. We should know about the India availability soon.