Image: The Radio Use Website (Japanese)
A new smart speaker from Google has been spotted as part of a regulatory filing in Japan. Android Police believes this device to be the long-coming sequel to the original Google Home speaker, which hasn’t gotten a follow-up since its original release in 2016.
The new speaker carries on Google’s fabric aesthetic and looks almost like a miniaturized vertically standing Google Home Max that’s been squeezed down a bit. There’s a rubber base at the bottom and a power jack at the back along with a mute switch. Yes, you’re looking at the back in the image above. The front of the speaker looks like this:
I think it’s safe to say there are probably some LED indicator lights under there…