▲ -14 ▼ Gemini for Home is Google’s biggest smart home play in years (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] ghostlychonk@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] dnzm@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago Not to mention the fact that, Google being Google, this is going to be shitcanned in a couple of years, anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 9 points 1 year ago (5 children) But what about the convenience? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) I use Home Assistant as my “main” smart home server then have HomeKit on iOS, macOS connect to it. You don’t need Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft involved at all if you don’t want to. In fact, with Matter it’s easier than ever to get away from Big Tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My comment is pure sarcasm but couldn’t be bothered to do the alternating bIg/SmAlL letters or the /s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 year ago I figured as much but I thought I might still try to help anyone reading. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _g_be@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Can I use my current google speakers with homeAssistant? Can they still do the 'grouped speakers' things? Can I still 'cast' media? permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Convenience is a legitimate reason. Some people don't want to do research, they want to go to best buy or amazon and buy everything in whatever ecosystem they know. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 year ago The problem is that people don't know or don't care about a corporation selling their data. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dnzm@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago Not to mention the fact that, Google being Google, this is going to be shitcanned in a couple of years, anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 9 points 1 year ago (5 children) But what about the convenience? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) I use Home Assistant as my “main” smart home server then have HomeKit on iOS, macOS connect to it. You don’t need Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft involved at all if you don’t want to. In fact, with Matter it’s easier than ever to get away from Big Tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My comment is pure sarcasm but couldn’t be bothered to do the alternating bIg/SmAlL letters or the /s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 year ago I figured as much but I thought I might still try to help anyone reading. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _g_be@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Can I use my current google speakers with homeAssistant? Can they still do the 'grouped speakers' things? Can I still 'cast' media? permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Convenience is a legitimate reason. Some people don't want to do research, they want to go to best buy or amazon and buy everything in whatever ecosystem they know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) I use Home Assistant as my “main” smart home server then have HomeKit on iOS, macOS connect to it. You don’t need Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft involved at all if you don’t want to. In fact, with Matter it’s easier than ever to get away from Big Tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My comment is pure sarcasm but couldn’t be bothered to do the alternating bIg/SmAlL letters or the /s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 year ago I figured as much but I thought I might still try to help anyone reading. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _g_be@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Can I use my current google speakers with homeAssistant? Can they still do the 'grouped speakers' things? Can I still 'cast' media? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My comment is pure sarcasm but couldn’t be bothered to do the alternating bIg/SmAlL letters or the /s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 year ago I figured as much but I thought I might still try to help anyone reading. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 year ago I figured as much but I thought I might still try to help anyone reading. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _g_be@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Can I use my current google speakers with homeAssistant? Can they still do the 'grouped speakers' things? Can I still 'cast' media? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Convenience is a legitimate reason. Some people don't want to do research, they want to go to best buy or amazon and buy everything in whatever ecosystem they know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 year ago The problem is that people don't know or don't care about a corporation selling their data. permalink fedilink source parent