Google Gemini on your Nest speaker: How to give it a try
Both Amazon and Apple are playing it safe when it comes to allowing generative AI on their respective smart speakers. On the other hand, you can already chat with Google’s Gemini AI on a Nest…
Ben Patterson
Ben Patterson
YouTube TV is hiking its monthly price, again
Well, here’s a lump of coal for your holiday stocking: Google just announced a stiff price hike for YouTube TV starting in the middle of next month. In an email sent to YouTube TV subscribers,…
Tapo’s in-wall smart outlet packs Matter, tracks your power usage
There are plenty of Matter-enabled smart plugs on the market, but in-wall smart outlets with Matter are much tougher to find. Now, TP-Link’s Tapo smart home brand has entered the fray with a Matter outlet…
Peacock is teeing up its own password-sharing crackdown
In a move that’s less surprising than it is inevitable, Peacock has begun warning its subscribers that the days of carefree password sharing are coming to an end. Peacock users have begun receiving emails from…
Google Home preview users just got another Gemini AI feature
Google is stepping up its Gemini AI rollout for smart home users, delivering access to a new Gemini-powered feature in the Google Home app. Android users enrolled in Google Home’s Public Preview can now help…
Alexa’s big Amazon AI makeover: 8 burning questions, answered
In a world where ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are making one breakthrough after another as they chase the holy grail of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), Amazon’s Alexa is looking decidedly quaint, if not antiquated. So…
Meross unveils a Matter-enabled smart thermostat
Shopping for a smart thermostat that works with the new Matter standard? There aren’t many to choose from, but now you’ve got one more option. Smart home manufacturer Meross has just unleashed its first thermostat…
Max will start cracking down on password sharers next week
After months of dropping hints about a password-sharing crackdown, Max will begin “messaging” suspected streaming freeloaders starting next week. “We will kick off literally in about a week,” Warner Bros. Discovery streaming exec JB Perrette…
Eve finally fulfills a promise to Android smart home users
After years of waiting, smart home manufacturer Eve Systems has finally given its Android customers what they really wanted: an app. More than two years in the making, the Eve app for Android promises to…
Apple just pushed a key smart home feature into 2025
Looking forward to using Siri and HomeKit to control your robot vacuum? Your wait just got a little longer. An edit to a teeny-tiny footnote at the bottom of the Apple Home product page indicates…