After nearly 10 years, Google’s smart home ecosystem is starting to look more than a little shabby. Not only has it been five years since Google last released a new smart speaker, but Google Assistant, the voice assistant that powers all of your voice computing, feels less effective than ever. That’s not just conjecture, either. In July, Google was looking at a potential class action lawsuit because of what I would describe as a complete and utter meltdown of the Google Home app, preventing…








