In a surprise event yesterday, Amazon announced six new Alexa-powered devices for the home, plus coming BMW integration.


BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
In a surprise event yesterday, Amazon announced six new Alexa-powered devices for the home, plus coming BMW integration.
BY Paul Thurrott with 16 Comments
I previously discussed the crazy mess of lighting controls in our new home. This week, we're finally almost done fixing it.
BY Paul Thurrott with 43 Comments
After using Google Wifi full-time for a month, I'm still impressed with its easy setup and rock-solid performance.
BY Paul Thurrott with 108 Comments
Tomorrow, Apple will announce new generation iPhones. So this is the ideal time to reveal that I'm switching to Android.
BY Paul Thurrott with 36 Comments
Google hosted a developer show in Europe this week, and it provided an exciting update about the future of Google Assistant.
BY Paul Thurrott with 46 Comments
After just a few weeks of testing cord-cutting services in our new home, I've uncovered something unexpected.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
Google recently announced that hands-free phone calling had come to its Google Home smart speaker.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
Harman Kardon isn't just sticking with Cortana for its smart speakers. Harmon Kardon is working with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa too.
BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
Based on Amazon's Alexa technology, the Lenovo Home Assistant is sold as an accessory for a family of the company's tablets
BY Paul Thurrott with 5 Comments
Today, Philips Lighting made its smart lighting family of its products even better, with new starter kits, light fixtures, and other additions.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
Sony is releasing a gorgeous Assistant-powered smart speaker that takes the wind out of the sails of Apple's HomePod announcement.
BY Paul Thurrott with 20 Comments
Nest has announced a new and more affordable version of its smart thermostat, called Nest Thermostat E.
BY Paul Thurrott with 10 Comments
Google this week is announcing a series of partners who are bringing its Google Assistant technology to their smart speakers and other devices.
BY Paul Thurrott with 81 Comments
Over a year ago, Microsoft secretly agreed to partner with Amazon to integrate their digital personal assistants, Cortana and Alexa.
BY Paul Thurrott with 32 Comments
While it's taking us longer than I'd hoped to get up and running in the new home, we've started planning the improvements that it needs.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
Today, Google said it had begun rolling out hands-free calling functionality via Google Home to customers in the U.S. and Canada.
BY Paul Thurrott with 2 Comments
Google is now offering a Preview Program for its Home and Chromecast devices, with access to new features before their broader release.
BY Paul Thurrott with 49 Comments
We're currently using multiple music subscription services and speaker systems, and that has to change.
BY Paul Thurrott with 31 Comments
The next four weeks are going to be busy and interesting. But when it's over, we should be fully moved to Pennsylvania.
BY Paul Thurrott with 49 Comments
This week, I snagged a Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit with Google Home a bit ahead of my expected schedule.
BY Paul Thurrott with 28 Comments
I've never experimented with smart home technology. But I think I've found the right places to start with the new home we're moving to.
BY Paul Thurrott with 42 Comments
We're still about a month away from our move to Pennsylvania, but I've started planning for our cord-cutting future.
BY Paul Thurrott with 62 Comments
We're moving, and I'm using this change as an excuse to re-evaluate the personal technology we use.
BY Paul Thurrott with 136 Comments
We're planning a big move, and while this is a stressful and uncertain time, I'm rethinking the personal technology we use day-to-day.
BY Paul Thurrott with 62 Comments
Apple announced a slew of new products, including iOS 11, new iMac and MacBook Pros, a new iPad Pro, and a Siri-powered HomePod speaker.
BY Paul Thurrott with 25 Comments
Google Home can answer questions, trigger entertainment experiences, and control smart home devices. But I'm more interested in Google's embrace of the various screens we all have around the home.
BY Paul Thurrott with 26 Comments
When Google announced its Home appliance a year ago, I figure it would quickly evolve into the most powerful and useful solution of its kind, thanks to the firm's deep search engine and machine learning expertise.