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.

Every reviewer agreed that, in terms of performance, the Google TV Streamer is far superior to its predecessor. One speculated that this was due to a MediaTek MT8696 SoC processor inside the box, although Google hasn’t publicly confirmed much about the device’s specs.

Google has a new streaming device that makes it easier to watch what you want, when you want — and it retails for less than $100. The Google TV Steamer, released on Tuesday (Sept. 24), boasts two times the memory of Google Chromecast and 32GB of storage for faster app loading and easier navigation.

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,

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

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

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