iHome still, in fact, exists, and just today at CES the company announced a new Google Assistant powered speaker. With a built-in clock and alarm, it's meant to be a smart bedside companion. Although it won a CES 2018 Innovation Award, the new iGV1 pretty much just looks like a sawn-off Google Home with a clock on the front.

What iHome's iGV1 actually looks like

Although the design is familiar—which could be a good thing if you want it to match your Google Home—the iGV1 induces additional features and functionality that Google's first-party speakers lack. In addition to the obvious alarm clock functionality, it also has a built-in 1A USB port for charging bedside devices.

That clock on the front of the speaker is even dimmable, for those that can't stand any lights at night. And, as you'd probably expect, the iGV1 has all the same Google Assistant features that other similarly-equipped smart speakers do. iHome is pretty proud of the iGV1's (slightly cringe named) "Reson8" speaker chamber design, which allegedly delivers improved sound quality.

I'm curious to see if the alarm can be set and disabled entirely via the Assistant, or if the buttons up top will be required to use that part of the clock's functionality.

The iGV1 isn't listed yet on iHome's site, and all we know for the time being is that it's "coming soon" to retailers. For the full details, you can check out the press release just below.

PRESS RELEASE