Google’s much-anticipated TV Streamer finally launched Tuesday, and the Mountain View company synced its release with a bunch of updates to Google TV. These updates are mainly in three areas: controlling smart home devices,

The biggest upgrade for smart home users is the new Home panel. This smart home control panel is accessed via a tile in the quick settings panel and lets you control devices connected to Google Home. You can do things like turn lights on or off or dim / brighten, trigger a Movie Time automation, and adjust your thermostat, all from the remote.

The Google TV Streamer officially launched on September 24 in two colors, Porcelain and Hazel. It is now available to buy for $100 from Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store. Be sure and grab yours now if you're ready for a huge jump forward from the Chromecast.

Google TV now has a new home panel which connects with smart devices around your home. You can access it by clicking the new “Google Home” tile in the notification shade and use it to control the lights,

Now, Google TV is getting the hardware to match. The Google TV Streamer 4K, which goes on sale tomorrow for $99.99, is an upgrade in every way over the Chromecast with Google TV. There’s a new processor,

Google has announced a massive Google TV update that brings three new Google TV Streamer features to all devices.

It'll stream video with the best of 'em, but the Google TV Streamer's software experience feels uneven at best.

A new Google TV update is introducing a new Google Home panel, a dedicated Sports page, an improved Ambient screensaver, and more.