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…
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Google smart speakers are starting to sound like Gemini
Say what? If you’re hearing a new and more natural voice coming from your Google smart speakers, you’re not the only one. A smattering of Google Home users are reporting that their Nest speakers are—when…
The makers of Arc show off new AI-driven ‘smart browser’ called Dia
Back in 2022, The Browser Company released an innovative web browser called Arc that prioritized ease-of-use and user experience over all things. The simplified interface and feature set was good for niche users, but didn’t…
TV or not, Apple is coming to save the smart home
As a young mythical beast, the Macalope was raised on a steady diet of Apple rumors. The neighbors were, frankly, concerned. They have very little nutritional value. (“They” being the rumors, not the neighbors.) There…
Deck the halls with permanent Govee smart lights: 33% off for Cyber Monday
Govee’s permanent string lights for your house are only $200 right now for 100ft at Best Buy. That’s a marvelous Cyber Monday discount, considering this usually costs $300. So what makes this Govee light string…
Oura CEO predicts Apple isn’t making a smart ring because ‘it’s hard’
Despite occasional and somewhat persistent rumors about an Apple Ring, the CEO of the most well-known smart ring maker isn’t concerned. In fact, he doesn’t think Apple will enter the category at all. In a…
Apple’s next big thing may be a smart iPad you can hang on your wall
Apple just wrapped up its slate of 2024 devices, but it’s never too early to look ahead. And according to a new report, big things are on the way. As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman,…
Apple may be gearing up to launch its first smart home camera
After a year in which Apple launched the Vision Pro and updated nearly every device in its catalog, you might think Apple is going to rest for a while. According to a new rumor, that’s…
Apple ramps up smart glasses project as it looks past Vision Pro
With Vision Pro failing to set the market alight-and being officially labeled as “not a mass-market product”–the big question is how Apple plans to build a commercially viable product in the VR/AR space, if that’s…
This Echo Spot isn’t just 38% off, but also comes with a free smart bulb
It feels like Black Friday already because the Echo Spot is on sale for its best price yet — and not only that, but you also get a free smart LED bulb to go along…