The Google Home hub is neat, but I do not want it in my kitchen yet

Google Home Hub has many promises of new use of Google Assistant, but I'm still not convinced to have one in my kitchen.

When Google announced the arrival of the Home Hub on Wednesday morning, the lack of on-board camera was explained, because they wanted users to install the Hub in every room of your home, invoking confidentiality. But they simply failed to address rooms like the kitchen (and even the bathroom), for a rather simple reason: there is no IP rating.

My kitchen is not a dirty place. In fact, it's one of the cleanest in the house, it's the center of the house where we spend a lot of time, but when you're cooking, it's a mess.

Google made a lot of noise about its Home Hub and other smart screens featuring step-by-step cooking demonstrations, as well as people asking the Google assistant: "How many ounces in a mug? ", which is fantastic for someone like me who loves to cook. But I just know that I want to touch it.

The Home Hub features an anti-smudge and oleophobic coating on the 7 "display that repels oils, resists fingerprints and the fabric back is hydrophobic, allowing you to wipe it off. But even that is not enough to satisfy me.

Similarly, the Lenovo Smart Display (in both sizes) and the LG WK9 make no mention of IP features, or even splash protection. Only the JBL Link View is about to meet my need for IPX4 splash protection which, in theory, will protect against splashing water.

It's been years that I want something like a Smart Display or a Home Hub in the kitchen. Samsung's Family Hub refrigerator with built-in display is closest to where I want to be – but it lacks many of the options I want and, frankly, I do not need one. new refrigerator.

In short, smart screens are very promising and I will certainly use a Home Hub, but it will be on a shelf in the living room rather than on a kitchen bench.