The official Amazon Prime Day shopping event has come and gone, but Amazon is preparing for another major shopping event. The company has announced the new Prime Early Access Sale, which it says is a chance for Prime members to get deals that would otherwise only be available during the holiday season. When the big …
It’s simpler than ever to outfit your home with a smart security system. In recent years, it’s been a requirement to contact the security provider of your choice for installation. But now you can take matters into your own hands for quick and easy setup, including multiple cameras around your home and outside of it, …
Google Assistant speakers are some of the most useful items you can add to a smart home setup. They’re versatile devices that can add a lot to any space, especially for anyone who loves to automate tasks and enjoy their favorite media at their convenience. They can help you set and enable routines for your …
The home is getting a whole lot smarter. Gone are the days when you had to “get up” and walk over to a “light switch” to turn on the lights. These days, with the right gear, you can simply use your voice or your phone to control your lights, and all kinds of other smart …
Picking the best smart TV can be tricky. You have to worry about picture quality, size, and sound quality, as well as what OS powers it. It’s relatively easy to tell if a screen looks good at a glance. But it’s considerably tougher to figure out whether a TV’s smart features are reliable and robust. …
When it comes to voice-enabled smart assistants, Amazon Echo speakers take the cake. As it turns out, they’re great for a lot of things, actually. They can play your favorite tunes, help you set routines for your smart home devices, and help wake you in the morning. There are a million things your Echo speaker …
Cyber Monday smart home deals are finally here. Smart home devices, in general, are getting better, and they’re getting easier to integrate into your lifestyle, no matter what kind of home you have. That’s true no matter what ecosystem of products you live in — whether it be Google Home, Amazon Alexa, or Apple’s HomeKit. …
Amazon has debuted another Alexa-powered smart device. This week, the company unveiled a new Alexa Smart Air Quality Monitor, which will retail for $69. The device is set to arrive in December, and preorders are already available for it. The new addition to Amazon’s Alexa family comes at a time when the personal voice assistant …
It isn’t very often that we see the biggest names in the world of technology combine forces for the power of good, but that’s exactly what Amazon, Apple, and Google are doing for the smart home industry. On Wednesday, Apple shared a press release on its site announcing that it is going to collaborate with …
Today at Google’s I/O 2019 keynote the company announced a new upgrade for some of its most important smart home products. Positioning its new products as a solution for a “helpful home,” the company revealed that it will be rebranding all of its smart home gear as Nest devices. To that end, the company said …
