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Opinion: Living with Google Home Mini sparked my interest in HomePod, but leaves me still skeptical of smart speakers

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/home.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>When Apple unveiled the HomePod (https://9to5mac.com/guides/homepod/) this past June at WWDC 2017 (https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/05/wwdc-apple-homepod-first-look/), I didn’t give it too much of my attention. As a design piece, it looked like something I’d be happy to put in my living room. As a product, I just wasn’t interested. Smart speakers in general have seemed like little more than a novelty to me, and I’ve resisted buying one… until now. Last week I welcomed a Google Home Mini (https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/04/google-event-roundup-home-mini-max-pixel/) into my life to see if it could change my mind. Here’s what I found…</p>
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