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Report: Expect Google to release a watch, Google Home, Nest Cam, more in 2019
June 21, 2025
Google usually holds off until theend of the year to announce new hardware, but rumors are already surfacing about its 2019 plans. According to a report fromNikkei Asian Review, a publication in Japan, this year’sMade by Googlelineup will include a new Wear OS smartwatch, Home smart speaker, Nest Cam, and a budget Pixel handset.
Now, not all of this information is new. For one, we have been hearing rumors of a Google-made smartwatch for some time now. With the Silicon Valley company buying$40 million worth of smartwatch tech from Fossiland fish-themedWear OS codenames showing up in AOSP, it appears as though Google is at least working on new wearable hardware.
What’s interesting is thatNikkeiclaims that we should expect an updated version of the Google Home. It isn’t clear if this means that the company will add another smart speaker to its lineup or if theoriginal Google Homereleased in 2016 will get a second-gen refresh.
Late last year, it was rumored that Googlemight be rebranding Nest. It was believed that this move would allow the company to more easily sell the security items alongside its lineup of Home products. While the Japanese publication didn’t comment on this rumor, it does state that the company will be releasing at least one new security camera.
Last but not least,Nikkeiclaims to have exclusive information about the company’s plans torelease a budget Pixel smartphone. While it’s no real secret that the search giant isworking on two lower-tier handsets, the publication states that the devices will be cheaper than the iPhone XR.
As the smallerPixel 3starts at $799 (and is regularly on sale), it’s not hard to believe that a budget Pixel 3 Lite or Pixel 3 XL Lite could retail for less than the iPhone XR’s $749 price tag.
So now we ask you, what would you expect from a second-gen Google Home? Do you think the company should give up on making smartwatches? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!
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