Tag: smart home
I review smart lights for a living – these Philips Hue Black Friday deals are unmissable
We’re just a few days from the official Black Friday deals, but there’s already plenty of excitement underway from various brands and retailers – and smart light fans will delight at Philips Hue’s savings. While I’ve not spotted any record low prices just yet, many of this year’s deals come…
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Amazon is rumored to be planning to ditch Android on its Fire devices
Pick up an Amazon Fire TV or an Amazon Fire tablet and it comes running Fire OS, a version of Android that Amazon has extensively modded. According to the latest rumor, however, Fire OS isn’t going to be around for much longer. As per Lowpass (via Android Police), Amazon engineers…
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Apple could be planning to use the iPad mini as a HomePod display
Considering the amount of rumors and leaks we’ve seen about it, it seems likely that Apple is thinking about launching a smart display based on the HomePod speaker – and that display could well end up being an iPad mini. The team at 9to5Mac has been digging into the code…
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Matter 1.2 update brings the standard to fridges, ACs, and your robo-vacuum
It’s been about a year since Matter hit the smart home scene. As we inch towards its first anniversary, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the organization behind the standard, has launched version 1.2 introducing support for nine new device types and other improvements. Right now, the CSA is focusing on…
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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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