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Google’s Gemini for Home system, recently integrated with Nest Cams and other devices, is already drawing attention. Though, not for its slick smart-home control but for mis-identifications like ...

Creating an alarm on your smart speaker is common, whether you set it to wake you up in the morning or keep you on task during the day. For some, a standard alarm going off isn’t enough to get them ...

The new AI-powered capabilities primarily focus on a smart home assistant that can understand and use natural language, as well as comprehend, generate, and summarize descriptions of events within and ...

Amazon Alexa is already a solid smart assistant, but a few clever tweaks and lesser-known features can take your experience to the next level. Here's how to make the most of it.

The Google Pixel Watch 4 and Fitbits come from the same family, but the Pixel is the smarter, more stylish older sibling ...

The thing is, setting up automations can be a complex process, but Home Assistant has an easy way to create and share ...

Google’s newest smartwatch delivers smarter software, longer battery life, and a repairable build. Find out more in this ...

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

I recently switched from a Galaxy S24 Ultra to a Pixel 10 Pro, and of the things I miss about One UI, Samsung Routines has ranked higher than I expected. Pixels have “Rules” buried deep in the ...

Both Ring and Nest are solid smart home security choices, but they work better in some homes than others. Ring works best for Alexa and Amazon fans, while Nest is for those who prefer Google Home or ...