We're overdue a new Google Nest speaker

I've covered the tech industry for a long time, but the state of smart speakers in 2024 baffles me. Home audio and voice assistants are better than ever, especially with Dolby Atmos and generative AI in the picture. Yet the pace of new smart speaker launches has come to a crawl. With Google, it's been over four years since the launch of the Nest Audio and five years since the Nest Mini. You can forget about high-end audio from the company since the Google Home Max was discontinued in 2020.