ISSUE 44 • ANDROID ADVISOR 99OPINIONThere’s the impulse-buy Google Home Mini and
the high-fidelity Max to put Assistant in every room of
your house. Active Edge on the Pixel lets you squeeze
the sides of your phone to launch Assistant. And the
Assistant-powered Pixel Buds feature a remarkable
live translation feature. Google’s latest products are
designed from the inside out to be smarter than
they are pretty, a big bet that consumers are tired of
good-looking gadgets that put form before function.
And if it’s right, Apple could be playing catch-up for
years to come.
Conversations, not commands
Apple’s first home AI speaker won’t hit shelves until
December, but Google already has three of them.
When it was announced in June, HomePod appeared