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Thermostats
Build a Web Connected Thermostat with a Raspberry Pi and and...
Web connected thermostats are great, but they're expensive. If you want to make your own, blogger and engineer Nooganeer shows how to build one...
Home Security
Podcast: How secure is your favorite smart home device?
Yale introduced new locks for the European market at IFA with August software inside.
This week’s show has good news for smart device buyers concerned...
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How to Safely Dispose of (or Sell) Smarthome Hardware
Josh Hendrickson
When you decide to get rid of your smarthome gadgets, you shouldn’t just toss them in the trash, sell them, or give them...
Us’ voice assistant scene plays off a real 911 problem for smart speakers
If you haven’t seen Jordan Peele’s new horror movie Us, I apologize for spoiling one minor plot point: the film features a smart speaker....
Eero is now officially part of Amazon, pledges to keep network data private
Amazon’s deal to acquire mesh Wi-Fi router company Eero has officially closed, expanding the retail giant’s stable of consumer hardware offerings. Amazon...
Ring Smart Lighting Floodlight Wired review: A terrific supplement to the Ring Floodlight Cam
Ring’s acquisition of Mr. Beams in 2018 enabled it to significantly expand its smart lighting offerings, with mostly positive results. The Ring Floodlight Wired...
Voice Assistants
How to Disable Bing in the Windows 10 Start Menu
Windows 10, by default, sends everything you search for in the Start Menu to their servers to give you results from Bing search—so you...
How the Google Assistant masters conversations—and you can, too
Heading home for the holidays? Here’s hoping it’ll be a joyous reunion with friends and family, with plenty of cookies to go around. But...
Google Assistant picks up native support for smart blinds
There are literally thousands of products you can interact with through the Google Assistant, and the list is constantly growing. Recently, Google opened up...
Did Google Finally Fix the Smart Home?
The Home Hub appeared at this week’s Made by Google event like a dessert you forgot to order. Sure, there were plenty of rumors...
Google Smart Display – The New Smart Assistant That Shows You Everything
It was about time for Google to step up and bring it’s smart AI assistant Google Now on a new device, one that embeds...
Smart Devices
Tronsmart Element Force review: This small and inexpensive Bluetooth speaker produces...
With so many people wanting to share their tunes with friends and family wherever they happen to be, it’s no wonder that small, battery-powered,...