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The Thermostat Continues
I’m too deeply buried in R&D right now to fully develop another article on my thermostat but here is some info to add to...
Home Security
SimpliSafe upgrades the DIY home security experience
SimpliSafe, a Boston-based home security company, launched their first security products in 2009 and the devices were a hit. Thanks to their home-security-in-a-box solution...
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The Vortex, an Alexa Game Skill from Doppio, Delivers a Double Shot of Customer...
After working in the games industry for years, Jeferson Valadares and Chris Barnes were quick to recognize voice technology as the next major...
Awair Element indoor air-quality monitor review: New look, lower price tag, same accurate readings
The Awair Element is the latest indoor air-quality monitor from Awair, a company that has consistently put out some of the best products in...
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If You Want a Roomba, Now’s the Time to Invest
iRobot makes some of the best robovacs around and today you can pick up the powerful, refurbished Roomba 860 for just $280. Read more...
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Voice Assistants
How Apple’s Culture of Secrecy Poses Challenges for the New Work From Home Reality
Apple employees in Silicon Valley and other parts of the world have been working from home since early March, and a new report from...
How to Convert Your Existing Amazon Echo to Kid’s Edition
Josh Hendrickson
Amazon offers a $70 Echo Dot Kid’s Edition with integrated parental controls. But you can convert any Amazon Echo into a “Kid’s Edition”...
Introducing Product Access Control for the AVS Developer Portal
On 8-March-2019, Alexa Voice Service (AVS) launched a new capability in the AVS Developer Portal called Product Access Control. This capability enables portal...
‘Google Nest’ branding extends to cameras, video doorbell, thermostat, more
Google I/O finally delivered the “Nest Hub Max” smart display, and also confirmed the new Google Nest branding. Replacing Google Home, this new branding...
Samsung’s Galaxy Home quietly gains more features, but it still doesn’t have an official...
We haven't seen hide nor hair of the Galaxy Home smart speaker since its unveiling alongside the Note 9 in August, but Samsung has...
Smart Devices
IoT news of the week for March 15, 2019
Congress is back on IoT security bills: Maybe we won’t get any meaningful data privacy legislation, it appears that the US House and the US...