Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Voice Assistants

Here we cover everything about Artifical Intelligence (AI) and Voice Assistants from 4 major companies: Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. What smart devices are compatible, how to setup or how to use. If you are interested in smart devices and home automation, you are at the right place.

How to Change Your Smart Bulb’s Colors From the Google Home Hub Display

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Josh Hendrickson Philips Hue, LIFX, and Eufy Lumos color changing bulbs let you set the mood in your home, and Google Assistant empowers you to change...

Hands-On With Apple’s New Second-Generation AirPods

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Apple's second-generation AirPods, announced last week, started showing up on people's doorsteps this morning and also became available for purchase in Apple retail stores....

Microsoft and Xiaomi to collaborate on AI, cloud computing and hardware

After Microsoft signed a deal to test Windows 10 on Xiaomi devices in 2015 and then Xiaomi bought a trove of patents to...

Ikea reveals Sonos-powered bookshelf speaker ahead of April 9th event

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Ikea has been teasing its new Sonos-powered Symfonisk speakers for months, but a new post from the company after celebrating its Red...

How to Build an Adventure Voice Game on Alexa: 5 Things Game Developers Should...

Voice-first gaming experiences have captured the hearts of customers, enabling them to enjoy interactive adventures, play along with their favorite game shows, and...

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...

Us’ voice assistant scene plays off a real 911 problem for smart speakers

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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....

Ninety7 Sky Tote Portable Battery Base review: Take your second-gen Amazon Echo anywhere

Amazon’s decision to design its second-generation Amazon Echo smart speaker with a removable sleeve makes the device customizable. But there’s a hidden feature I...

Google Tasks rolling out time-based notifications & import from Inbox, Gmail, Assistant

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With the Material Theme revamp of Gmail on the web last year, Google introduced a significant redesign of Tasks. Google Tasks is today adding...

Apple Updates Events App for Apple TV Ahead of March 25 ‘It’s Showtime’ Event

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Apple today updated its Events app for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV in preparation for the March 25th "Show Time" event that's expected...

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Mesh WiFi startup Eero is now officially part of Amazon

Amazon has officially acquired Eero, the three-year old mesh WiFi startup based in San Francisco. Like other mesh WiFi systems, Eero's routers can be...

7 LED Solar Landscape Lamp

This little item turned up for me this afternoon after languishing in the post for longer than I care to mention. I don’t blame...

ecobee Room Sensors™ vs. Nest Temperature Sensors

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When we created the world’s first Room Sensor™, we introduced an innovative way for homeowners to help manage hot or cold spots, knowing that...