Ten months later, the $100 Google Home Speaker is finally available for preorder - Ars Technica Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Feature Reviews AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Forum Subscribe Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only    Learn more Pin to story Theme HyperLight Day & Night Dark System Search Sign In Sign in dialog... Sign in About time Ten months later, the $100 Google Home Speaker is finally available for preorder Google’s new smart speaker is more about Gemini than audio quality. Ryan Whitwam – Jun 17, 2026 11:57 am | 68 The Google Home Speaker in Jade. Credit: Google The Google Home Speaker in Jade. Credit: Google Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only    Learn more Minimize to nav Good things take time, but not all things that take time are good. The jury is still out on the Google Home Speaker, but it certainly took a while to arrive.

After announcing its new speaker last August, Google finally has a release date. The company’s first new smart home speaker in years will launch on June 25, and you can preorder it today for $100 . The generically named Google Home Speaker is Google’s first home audio device in almost six years. The last one was the Nest Audio , which debuted back in September 2020.

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