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New to the smart display fray: Google's Home Hub, which marries a small voice-activated Google Assistant speaker with a 7-inch display that you can tap and swipe. Unlike other smart displays, there is no front-facing camera on the Home Hub--a signal from Google that the Home Hub is safe and private enough to put in your bedroom or your bathroom. When you're not using it to watch YouTube or follow step-by-step recipes, the Home Hub will show a photo slideshow of curated artistic images, or photos from your Google Photos library. But if Google Assistant is already running your house like an invisible AI butler, then this is the best way to give the thing a face.