The soundless clip features comic actor Fred Armisen mouthing something while sitting in a yoga-like position. There’s no other information, and we thought the sound on our computer was broken when we first viewed it. The clip comes after Google’s new Nest speaker leaked last week. In an attempt to control the media narrative, Google then sent an image and video trailer for the speaker to US media. The Monday announcement might be the full announcement of the Google Nest speaker, though we still don’t know what it’ll be called. It’ll replace the now-discontinued Google Home, the smart speaker launched in 2016. Since then, Google has transitioned all of its Home products to the Nest branding. A Monday announcement might not be the speaker, though. Given Armisen’s appearance, it might be a software feature with his voice, potentially a meditation feature given his guru-like appearance.
Either way, Google is pretty late to a sequel to its well-received Google Home and is also stalling on the 2020 launch of its Pixel 4a and Pixel 5 phones. Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
