As HomePod nears launch 🚀, Google runs rare ad 📺 for Home Max on Google.com

As HomePod nears launch 🚀, Google runs rare ad 📺 for Home Max on Google.com Google's collection of smart home speakers have been on the market for over a year now, and they've matured a lot since launch.  There have already been a selection of video ads running on platforms like YouTube and standard TV, but now Google is trying to get a few more eyes on the Home Max with links on two highly trafficked locations.  As you'd expect, the link goes directly to the Google Store, landing you right on the Home Max's listing page where you can buy the $400 smart speaker.  It's not totally uncommon, though, as we've seen the company advertise its own products here in the past, starting with the Nexus 7 a few years ago.  To go along with the homepage ad, Google is also placing the same text and link on the default 'New Tab' page for its browser, Google Chrome.