Google wants to make your Home smarter

Google had a major conference yesterday to show of a whole range of new hardware, including two new Pixel smartphones, a VR headset and even a fancy router.

One of their most interesting devices was called Google Home, and it's all about making your house that bit smarter. It's basically a small unit which looks a bit like a vase featuring inbuilt speakers and microphones.

The idea is that you'll say 'Ok Google' to wake it up (like you can with your Android phone) and ask the Home to do things. That includes playing music from your Google Play library or Spotify and answering those niggling questions you have like just how far the Earth is away from the sun.