Hey Google, Call Santa
It’s Google Home Mini, the Google Assistant for your house. It’s super useful during the holidays, like when your kids want to talk to Santa. It’s a little help at home, like only Google can.
Google is taking its holiday celebration beyond the usual Santa Tracker app this year and has now added the ability to “call Santa” via its Google Home devices. The new functionality was shown off with a YouTube promotional video for the Google Home Mini on November 27 and lets kids – or adults – interact with St. Nick. Previously, the devices were only able to answer questions regarding Santa’s whereabouts, following in the same vein as the above-mentioned Santa Tracker app. This functionality has already been on offer by some dedicated Android applications in the Google Play Store and by several web-based services. With that said, it’s nice to see Google taking advantage of the novel opportunity provided by voice interactions with A.I. in order to help get those who still believe in Santa into the holiday spirit.
It’s Google Home Mini, the Google Assistant for your house. It’s super useful during the holidays, like when your kids want to talk to Santa. It’s a little help at home, like only Google can.
Google is taking its holiday celebration beyond the usual Santa Tracker app this year and has now added the ability to “call Santa” via its Google Home devices. The new functionality was shown off with a YouTube promotional video for the Google Home Mini on November 27 and lets kids – or adults – interact with St. Nick. Previously, the devices were only able to answer questions regarding Santa’s whereabouts, following in the same vein as the above-mentioned Santa Tracker app. This functionality has already been on offer by some dedicated Android applications in the Google Play Store and by several web-based services. With that said, it’s nice to see Google taking advantage of the novel opportunity provided by voice interactions with A.I. in order to help get those who still believe in Santa into the holiday spirit.
You can now purchase the Google Home Mini for just $29 through the Google Store.