Smart home gadgetry is becoming more mainstream with technology like Google’s Home and Amazon’s Echo. Once only available with a DVR and a set of wired cameras, the latest smart security lets you see who just rang your doorbell while you sit at work with a smart phone app in real-time. You can monitor and adjust …
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This week, Apple rolled out a new interactive demonstration of its HomeKit smart home ecosystem in 46 of its retail locations across the world. The Apple HomeKit demos, currently available in select stores in the U.S., U.K., UAE, Germany, Mexico, Singapore and Taiwan, help consumers understand exactly how they could apply smart home features to …
Amazon’s Echo standalone home assistant is adding a simple, useful new feature to signal whether any orders are being delivered on that day. The Echo and the Echo Dot color ring now lights up in different colors to indicate delivery notifications. Alexa, the cross-platform software that powers Echo, already has robust delivery notification features. Simply asking any …
Google Home is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Echo. It performs many of the same tasks such as a being able to set a timer or alarm hands-free. You can ask for the daily news headlines and weather reports; request it to stream music, answer obscure questions and tell you bad jokes. In my experience, Google Home …
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Despite a rough global launch for the Samsung Galaxy S8 Bixby voice assistant feature, the leading Android handset maker intends to push ahead with a standalone speaker to compete in the newly crowded home assistant space. Following in the footsteps of the Amazon Echo, the category is packed with choices, including Google Home, Apple HomePod, and …
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*Click here for complete instructions on Amazon.com You can place Echo Dot in a variety of locations, including your kitchen counter, your living room, your bedroom nightstand, or anywhere you want a voice-controlled computer. Echo Dot can be used without other Alexa devices. Before you begin using your Echo Dot and the Alexa Voice Service, connect it to a Wi-Fi network, and …
Voice responses from Alexa are now enhanced with visuals and optimized for visibility across the room. Call or message your family and friends that also have an Echo or the Alexa App, get the news with a video flash briefing, see your Prime Photos, shop with your voice, see lyrics with Amazon Music, browse and …
Element today announced pre-order and availability of the new line of 4K Ultra HD smart TVs – Amazon Fire TV Edition. The first 4K smart TVs featuring Amazon’s Fire TV experience built in, this new line of displays combine true-to-life 4K Ultra HD picture quality with a streamlined smart TV experience – giving users access …
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Silver Spring Networks introduced this week at IoT World 2017 that it’s increasing its Internet of Things developer program from beta testing to …