Saturday, May 18, 2024

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 Optimize USB Storage for Better Performance on Windows 10

Alexey Rotanov/Shutterstock According to Microsoft, Windows 10 no longer optimizes external storage devices for “better performance” as of the October 2018 Update. Instead, it optimizes...

New Alexa Design Guide: Create Engaging Alexa Skills Using Situational Design

We’re excited to announce the publication of the new Alexa Design Guide for skill builders, built around the principles of situational design so...

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...

Apple Launches Apple Music on the Web Beta

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Apple today launched a new Apple Music web experience, which is available to all users in a beta capacity. The Apple Music website is similar...

How to Stop Your Google Home From Recording All Your Conversations

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Josh Hendrickson Google may be storing everything you say to your Google Home and keeping the recordings forever, just as Alexa does. Google recently changed...

Google’s smart home sell looks cluttered and incoherent

If any aliens or technology ingenues were trying to understand what on earth a ‘smart home’ is yesterday, via Google’s latest own-brand hardware...

Roku Has Nearly Finalized AirPlay 2 Support

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MacRumors last month reported that Roku was in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, and we've since learned that the negotiations are nearly...

Getting Started: Personalize your Cortana Skill interactions by leveraging User profile and Context

Welcome to the second blog post of our Getting Started series! Through this series, we aim to help you build great Cortana Skills, that...

Is Mistral a next-gen mesh network Google Home Hub with ZigBee, or maybe even...

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Google appears to be developing a next-generation Home hub that will include mesh Wi-Fi, a ZigBee or thread-based radio and better audio quality according...

Toast Google Home Wood Cover review: A pricey way to prettify your smart speaker

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You’ve always been able to customize the lower half of a Google Home smart speaker by changing out its base, but Toast offers an...

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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...

ADT Blue Indoor Camera review: Watches for intruders, listens for alarms

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The Blue Indoor Camera is one of three home do-it-yourself security cameras from ADT. The camera is USB powered and comes with support for...

Google Home Can Now Control Belkin WeMo and Honeywell Devices

Google Home is a tough contender for the Amazon Echo, but it launched with much less third-party support. Now, the company’s added Belkin WeMo...