Tag: smart home
One of the best robot vacuums on the market just got a lot better
Robot vacuums were supposed to make cleaning our homes easier than ever. The set-it-and-forget-it nature meant we could easily program a cleaning routine and path into our little robot, then kick back with our feet up while it did all the work. And for the most part, that’s been true.…
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If you think your robot vacuum is watching you, you might not be wrong
Sometimes I look at my robot vacuum and wonder if it knows how much I like it. I do not ponder if it’s staring back at me, thinking…well…who know what? If I owned an Ecovac robot vacuum, though, that might be all I was thinking about and, soon, throwing a…
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Ashley and Samsung’s interactive showroom lets you see how tech will work in your home, rather than imagine it
Whether you’re looking to expand your smart home and jump into creating one, I think we can all agree it’s a step and potential purchase that’s best aided by research and ultimately seeing it in action. A roller to make blinds smart sounds cool, but seeing a shade raised and…
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Discover your smart life with Hisense’s incredible smart home tech
Hisense has unveiled some seriously impressive smart home tech at this year’s IFA exhibition. With clever, cutting-edge solutions for smart laundry, smart air care and smart kitchen the new Hisense ConnectLife scenarios are here to make your everyday easier. In August, Hisense announced that it’s a regional partner of Real…
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Oh no, I might actually want LG’s infuriatingly adorable AI robot smart home hub
We were expecting robots, smart home, and AI to be big at the IFA 2024 trade show… and LG has delivered by combining all three into one new product that’s going to be released in the first half of 2025 in South Korea. It’s an adorable little two-wheeled bot with…
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Is your 4th-gen Nest Thermostat too dim? Google is adding brightness controls
Google has a brand new 4th-gen Nest Learning Thermostat on sale, but those who have already bought the smart home device are finding the display to be a little too dim at times – something that Google is apparently going to fix. This comes from a report at 9to5Google, which…
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