Smart Home

Amazon Announces New Alexa-Powered Echo Devices

With over 500 million Alexa-powered devices sold worldwide, Amazon today announced several new additions to…

Google Home is Getting a Major Update

While this is one of the more minor announcements to come out of Google I/O,…

Roku Introduces a $99 Smart Home Monitoring Kit

The Roku Home Monitoring System SE kit provides two entry sensors, a motion sensor, a…

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This is a Tough Year to Bet on Ecosystems (Premium)

With Big Tech reeling in the wake of the pandemic-era boom, Amazon, Google, and others…

T-Mobile Customers Can Now Make Phone Calls on Alexa-Enabled Devices

T-Mobile customers in the US can now link their phone number to Alexa and make…

Amazon Launches New Fire TV Models and Expand Luna to More Markets

Amazon is updating its Fire TV lineup today with new models and an expansion to…

Report: Apple Could Launch HomePod With 7-inch Display in 2024

Apple may introduce a new HomePod with a 7-inch display in 2024, which could help…

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The Enshittification of Personal Technology (Premium)

Tech journalist Corey Doctorow describes the way that services move from being free to abusing…

Report: Apple is Working on Smart Home Display and Apple TV/HomePod Combo

Apple is reportedly working on a new iPad-like smart home display and an evolution of…

Apple is Enabling Temperature and Humidity Sensors on its HomePod Mini

Just like Apple's freshly-announced 2nd-gen HomePod, the cheaper HomePod Mini had secret temperature and humidity…

Gurman Dishes on Apple’s 2023 Product Releases

A new report from the ever-reliable Mark Gurman reveals some new information about the new…

Amazon Starts Rolling Out Matter Support on its Echo Devices

Amazon has completed the first phase of its rollout of the Matter smart home standard…

Android and Google Nest Devices Now Support Matter Smart Home Standard

Google announced today that Android devices and the company’s Nest smart home devices now support…

Google is Reportedly Cutting Investments in Google Assistant-Powered Speakers

Google is reportedly scaling down its investments in its Google Assistant, and we may no…

Eero Pro 6E First Impressions

My three-node Eero Pro 6E Wi-Fi mesh system arrived today. The first thing I did…

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Black Friday Sale, New Tech (Premium)

I’d been waiting on Google’s Black Friday sale to pull the trigger on two personal…

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