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Thermostats
Sinopé TH1120RF programmable line-voltage thermostat review: A smarter way to control...
Most of the smart thermostats we’ve evaluated—from the likes of Nest, Honeywell, and Ecobee—are low-voltage devices designed for central HVAC systems (even if not...
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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Amazon Working on Alexa-Enabled Wireless Earbuds to Rival AirPods
Amazon is developing a set of Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds that will compete with Apple's AirPods, reports Bloomberg.
The earbuds will "look and act" similar to...
Lutron Caséta Fan Control review: Smart control for your dumb ceiling fan
Smart ceiling fans—models with wireless remote controls and digital-assistant compatibility—are a relatively new thing. But you can still control a legacy fan if you...
Jeff Bezos retains control of Amazon after divorce
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his now ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced a divorce settlement on Thursday, assuring that Mr. Bezos will retain...
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...
Voice Assistants
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...
Google Stadia announced, a game streaming service for Chrome, Android, and TVs
With Project Stream in October, Google’s rumored work on a game streaming service was all but confirmed. At the Game Developers Conference today, Google...
New Speech Recognition Experiments Demonstrate How Machine Learning Can Scale
Customer interactions with Alexa are constantly growing more complex, and on the Alexa science team, we strive to stay ahead of the curve by...
Summoning Actual Fire, or Other Automations, When the Bomb Goes Off in CS:GO via...
A few years back, I wrote about integrating my dumb gas fireplace into Home Assistant using a Wemos D1 Mini. A few weeks ago...
Google Stadia announcement tidbits: 15mbps connection, Chromecast details, pricing timeline, more
Yesterday Google officially revealed Stadia to the world, the company’s big game streaming project. Impressive is almost an understatement when looking at Google’s ambitious...
Smart Devices
After Boeing’s 737 MAX, how do we regulate automation?
The Boeing 737 MAX has been involved in two recent air crashes.
In the wake of a second crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airplane,...