Category: smart home
Google Nest Hub Max smart display may soon lose two of its most useful features
Google’s Nest Hub Max will soon be terminating support for both Google Meet and Zoom as the company continues to axe features on the display. This news comes from a user on the Google Home subreddit stating they have received messages informing them that they won’t be able to make…
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Matter is already revolutionizing your smart home – here’s everything you need to know
On October 4, 2022, the first version of Matter, a smart home standard, was made available to users and companies worldwide, and two years later, it’s everywhere. Thanks to the Connectivity Standards Alliance, which is a consortium of over 500 companies, Matter is a way of having all your smart…
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Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
Amazon-owned Ring is today launching its cheapest smart doorbell, the Ring Video Doorbell Wired, for just $60. The device has an all-new body, which takes design cues from the pricier Video Doorbell Pro, albeit in a much shorter body. Despite the low… Source
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Yo-Kai Express introduces Takumi, a smart home cooking appliance
Yo-Kai Express is known for autonomous restaurant technology for venues like office campuses, malls and hotels. As people continue staying home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is introducing a smart home cooking appliance with multiple functions. Called Takumi, it includes a coffee maker, high induction cooktop and a…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Upcycling turns old phones into IoT devices
A few years ago, Samsung announced a sustainability initiative called “Galaxy Upcycling,” an effort to repurpose and reuse older smartphones. We haven’t heard much about it since then, but today at CES 2021 Samsung announced an evolution of that prog… Source
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GE’s smart home brand expands beyond lighting with a security camera
GE sold its lighting business to smart home veteran Savant this spring, and that’s about to have a significant impact on the devices you can buy. The newly owned GE Lighting is ditching the slightly awkward C by GE branding in favor of the Cync name… Source
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