Google Nest Audio Is Well Placed To Take On The New Amazon Echo, As Smart Speaker Battles Get Serious

Google has finally made a meaningful addition to its smart speaker line-up, after a bit of a gap. The new Google Nest Audio succeeds the Google Home, which has been around for quite a few years now, and was getting a bit long in the tooth. The Google Nest Audio will be available in five colours—Chalk, Charcoal, Sand, Sky and Sage, though it isn’t confirmed yet which all colour options will be available in India, at least initially. Have You Amazon Makes Conversations With Alexa Seriously Smart And Echo Speakers Are Cooler Than Ever Before The Google Nest Audio can also be set up as a stereo pair with another Google Nest smart speaker and can also be set as a group of speakers in the home. The launch of the Google Nest Audio comes just after Amazon announced the 2020 refresh to the Amazon Echo smart speaker line, which includes the serious upgrades to the Echo speaker that now bundles in the power that the Echo Plus usually offered.