As for features, the big new one is that the speaker will apparently be able to pair with a Google TV Streamer to deliver spatial TV audio, a trick borrowed from Apple’s HomePods, which can connect to Apple TV hardware.

Google Home users have noted a decline in quality during past years, but it looks like the search engine giant is finally set to add Gemini AI to the mix.

During its Pixel event earlier this week, Google gave us a glimpse of its first new smart speaker in nearly five years. Here’s what we know about it, plus what we don't know quite yet.