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Google Home is getting deeper Gemini integration and a new widget
As Google moves the last remaining Nest devices into the Home app, it's also looking…
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“How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Do you miss the feel of tactile buttons on your kitchen appliances or lament car…
Matter update may finally take the tedium out of setting up your smart home
There is no product category that better embodies the XKCD take on standards than smart…
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Google announces 1st and 2nd gen Nest Thermostats will lose support in October 2025
Google's oldest smart thermostats have an expiration date. The company has announced that the first…
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Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock
Google acquired Nest in 2014 for a whopping $3.4 billion but seems increasingly uninterested in…
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Streamlining—and oversimplifying—my online calendars with a 3.5-inch smart screen
My preferred methods of organizing my schedule could be considered dated, so when I got…
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When software updates actually improve—instead of ruin—our favorite devices
The Steam Deck is another good example. Early adopters might have been disappointed to see…
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Many Americans still don’t understand how easily IoT devices can get bricked
“Ironically, 'it was acting strange,' is often the only indication a consumer may have that…
Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025
And yet, this week, in a CES-adjacent announcement, Google reminded me that Matter can really,…
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Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first
Earlier this month, startup Embodied announced that it is going out of business and taking…