Tag: smart home
I have Philips Hue lights everywhere in my home, and this is what I want to see from its AI assistant
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Signify (the company behind Philips Hue) announced that the Hue ecosystem will soon have its own generative AI assistant to make lighting your home easier. Details are quite scant so far, but we know that it will be possible to control the tool using…
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Samsung’s SmartThings app will put you to sleep: New version supports Matter 1.4, and uses AI to rock you to sleep
Imagine if your gadgets talked to each other over coffee in the kitchen. After pleasantries and “pass the pastries,” what would they discuss? Well, you, of course. “Did Jeremy sleep well last night?” my air purifier might ask my smartwatch, comparing notes about breathing, air circulation, and whatever else. “Can…
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Samsung’s Ballie AI robot companion will have Gemini onboard when it launches this summer in the US and Korea
Samsung’s Ballie AI-infused robot will launch this summer in the US and Korea It’ll now feature Gemini thanks to a partnership between Samsung and Google Cloud Samsung says it’ll make Ballie more helpful and allow for natural conversations Samsung finally spilled the beans on Ballie – its bright yellow AI-infused…
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This full-color E-Ink display could give your IKEA frame a huge upgrade
This new Bloomin8 E-Ink Canvas frame comes in several sizes and lasts for a year on a charge You could easily place one on your wall and have it rotate through shared images via an app upload or through an SD card These screens also fit into a popular IKEA…
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‘Hey Siri, vacuum my kitchen’ is now possible as Apple Home just got support for robot vacuums
Apple Home now supports select Matter-enabled robot vacuums Assuming your vacuum is supported, you could soon be saying, ‘Siri, vacuum the kitchen’ It’s been a long time coming, as support was originally promised by the end of 2024 If you’ve been dreaming about one day saying, ‘Hey Siri, have the…
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Your Philips Hue cameras are getting a free upgrade to boost their battery life
A new firmware update is rolling out for Philips Hue Secure battery cameras It includes tweaks that should let the camera run longer between charges This should help resolve battery-life problems reported by some owners If you own a Philips Hue Secure battery camera, there’s good news – it’s set…
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