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Google's Smart Doorbell: AI Fails to Impress
23 Nov
Summary
- AI features on Nest Doorbell are reportedly broken and inaccurate.
- The doorbell boasts a sleek design but requires a subscription for key features.
- Google's AI summaries and notifications often misidentify objects and events.
Google's latest wired Nest Doorbell (3rd gen) presents a visually appealing, slender design that stands out from competitors. Despite its attractive aesthetics and solid 2K resolution camera, the core AI-driven features, intended to offer smart notifications and daily summaries, are reportedly underperforming. The artificial intelligence system, Gemini, often misidentifies objects and events, diminishing the value of the cloud subscription.
While the doorbell integrates well with the Google Home ecosystem and offers useful features like two-way audio and smart speaker integration, many advanced functions are locked behind a Google Home Premium subscription. This paywall includes package detection and improved AI alerts, raising questions about the product's overall worth, especially when compared to competitors offering similar features for free.
The high cost of the subscription, particularly for the premium tier that unlocks AI summaries and notifications, is highlighted as a significant drawback. The AI's current unreliability makes it feel like a beta test, leading many to question the necessity of paying extra for features that are not yet fully functional or consistently accurate.
