Strangers in black cloaks sneaking around the front door, phantom rodents scurrying around the backyard, threatening figures with black bags and hammers. Scared yet? Those are just some of the things that Google’s Gemini have been reporting in its…
Apple TV+ is now plain-old Apple TV, Apple told us yesterday. Confusing? Not for most. Indeed, Apple TV+’s dropping of the “+” was as inevitable as Max getting the “HBO” back. First, the news: In…
It’s time for another sad episode of “Smart Home Graveyard,” with Logitech warning users of its POP line of smart home buttons that their devices will be rendered useless in a matter of days. POP Smart Button owners began sharing the end-of-line emails from Logitech late last…
Has Google forgotten about smart displays? The company unleashed a torrent of smart home news last week, including details about Gemini for Home, new Nest cams, and a new smart speaker, but no updated Nest Hub…
Philips Hue is serving up some eye-popping smart light deals for October Prime Day, including substation discounts on its signature table lamps and light strips and even some modest deals on its just-announced Essential smart bulbs. Among…
Want to keep an eye on your living room while scanning your yard for intruders? You can with this three-camera Blink bundle that features local video storage, and it’s getting an eye-popping October Prime Day discount. Amazon is…
Amazon served up a slew of flashy Echo speakers and displays during its big fall hardware event in New York City last week, but its most practical and affordable Alexa announcement didn’t get any stage time. Slated to…
Philips Hue recently unveiled an enticing series of new products, including the supercharged Hue Bridge Pro—and no, none of those devices are on sale yet. But a bunch of slightly older but still powerful Hue…
Amazon’s fall hardware events can usually be counted on for a couple of things: an avalanche of new devices, and at least one new product that’s genuinely nuts. Take the Amazon Astro, a two-wheeled Alexa-powered robot that was…
We all think of wireless when it comes to smart home and home entertainment—Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, Thread, Z-Wave, and what have you—but a surprising number of smart devices depend on good, old-fashioned wired ethernet for…