Google Pixel 2 event: Why new phone won't be the most important thing

Google will launch the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 tonight, but they're arguably not the most important new products we'll see from the company. Google is working on something much bigger than smartphones, and it's planning to bring it to more people than ever before. The Google Home Mini may just prove to be most important new product we'll see tonight. The successor to Google Home, which came to the UK earlier this year, the Mini is a small and affordable smart speaker. It will feature Google Assistant, a virtual assistant that both understands and responds to your voice commands. It's a clever piece of technology, which also lives on a number of Android phones, and is growing more and more capable by the month.