Google Home is little more than a 'dressed-up version of Chromecast'

One of the biggest reveals to come out of Google I/O two weeks ago was Google Home, a voice-activated virtual assistant meant to rival the likes of Amazon's Echo. The device was met with a great deal of fanfare, but a new report from The Information might be enough to put a little damper on the excitement. According to the report, Google Home is basically just a "dressed-up version" of the company's video streaming Chromecast device. It uses the same ARM-based microprocessor as well as the same Wi-Fi chip, a source tells The Information. In other words, it's a Chromecast with a microphone and speaker glued on.