Re: [Techno-Chat]: Google Home Mini Is Here!

[Gordon Smith]

The quality of the audio from the Mini by far exceeds that of the Echo Dot, and 
the device is a little smaller.

I have to say I’m very impressed with it. Another thing I like is that the 
Google Home’s microphone toggle is a switch, rather than a button. Ergo, one 
can feel the status of the switch at just a touch, thus avoiding accidentally 
forgetting to switch the microphone back on and wondering why it won’t respond.

Would be quite nice with the addition of a a battery, and a line out would have 
been helpful at times. But not the end of the worlds, since one can Bluetooth® 
connect to a speaker if desired.



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On 18 Oct 2017, at 15:56, Dane Trethowan  wrote:

Thanks for that.

Its my Birthday soon and I was in two minds.

I know I need another Google Home but I'm not sure yet as to whether I'll go 
for the standard Google Home device or the Mini, whatever way I doubt I'll be 
disappointed.

I'm looking forward to seeing - or perhaps that should be hearing - the Google 
Home Max which should be selling in around 6 weeks from now.



On 10/18/2017 10:23 PM, Gordon Smith wrote:
> Hello everybody
> 
> Although the official release date of this device here in the United Kingdom 
> is 19 October, tomorrow,  I have just received my own device. I knew it was 
> iminant because I got the despatch note from Google a couple of days ago.
> 
> Anyway, I received it about half an hour ago.
> 
> The Google Home Mini is most certainly a miniture device. Although it has a 
> standard USB Micro port for the power supply, like its big brother, it will 
> only function with its own power supply. I think the voltages are lower than 
> normal, about 2.5 volts at 400 MAH.
> 
> Anyway, the device itself. Like its big brother, it is a fabric covered 
> sleaker, and only has one control. The sliding toggle switch that turns on 
> and off the microphone.
> 
> It does, however support gestures. For instance, rolbing your finger around 
> the edge of the speaker surface turns the volume up, (clockwise movement) and 
> down, (anti-clockwise movement).
> 
> The device is configured from the Home app on your phone or tablet, in 
> precisely the same way that the bigger version is configured. It fits snugly 
> in the palm of the hand, and although I'm still aweaiting the completion of a 
> firmware download, and so haven't got it set up properly as yet, I'm really 
> enthusiastic about the device. The Google Assistant audio is just as clean 
> and clear as the big brother version, and I was struck by how rich and fulb 
> it sounds. Even with this small device, I can clearly here a nice top and 
> bottom end to the audio.
> 
> So, off I go to set this up. Also, just by the by, stand by for a very 
> indepth review done by me of the latest Sky Q TV system. I had a special 
> experience with sky themselves, as you'll find out soon.
> 
> OKAY, off I jolly well pop!
> 
> ==
> 
> My Compliments And Kindest Regards
> Gordon Smith
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Re: [Techno-Chat]: Google Home Mini Is Here!

[Dane Trethowan]

Thanks for that.

Its my Birthday soon and I was in two minds.

I know I need another Google Home but I'm not sure yet as to whether 
I'll go for the standard Google Home device or the Mini, whatever way I 
doubt I'll be disappointed.


I'm looking forward to seeing - or perhaps that should be hearing - the 
Google Home Max which should be selling in around 6 weeks from now.




On 10/18/2017 10:23 PM, Gordon Smith wrote:

Hello everybody

Although the official release date of this device here in the United Kingdom is 
19 October, tomorrow,  I have just received my own device. I knew it was 
iminant because I got the despatch note from Google a couple of days ago.

Anyway, I received it about half an hour ago.

The Google Home Mini is most certainly a miniture device. Although it has a 
standard USB Micro port for the power supply, like its big brother, it will 
only function with its own power supply. I think the voltages are lower than 
normal, about 2.5 volts at 400 MAH.

Anyway, the device itself. Like its big brother, it is a fabric covered 
sleaker, and only has one control. The sliding toggle switch that turns on and 
off the microphone.

It does, however support gestures. For instance, rolbing your finger around the 
edge of the speaker surface turns the volume up, (clockwise movement) and down, 
(anti-clockwise movement).

The device is configured from the Home app on your phone or tablet, in 
precisely the same way that the bigger version is configured. It fits snugly in 
the palm of the hand, and although I'm still aweaiting the completion of a 
firmware download, and so haven't got it set up properly as yet, I'm really 
enthusiastic about the device. The Google Assistant audio is just as clean and 
clear as the big brother version, and I was struck by how rich and fulb it 
sounds. Even with this small device, I can clearly here a nice top and bottom 
end to the audio.

So, off I go to set this up. Also, just by the by, stand by for a very indepth 
review done by me of the latest Sky Q TV system. I had a special experience 
with sky themselves, as you'll find out soon.

OKAY, off I jolly well pop!

==

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'Accessibility And Information Technology Support Specialist
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