New leak adds weight to the rumored touchscreen HomePod

by dbadmin | Jul 10, 2024 | Apple, Apple HomePod, Apple TV, News, smart displays

Credit: Roger Fingas / Android Authority A lock screen’s user interface has been discovered in the tvOS 18 beta 3 code, corroborating rumors of an upcoming touchscreen HomePod. The smart home device is expected to run a tweaked variant of tvOS and offer an iPad-like...

Apple Intelligence could skip HomePod to debut on a mysterious table-top robot

by dbadmin | Jul 9, 2024 | AI, Apple, News, smart displays

Apple’s first smart home product supporting its new AI platform could be a robotic smart display. Early reports describe the project as a video call system that mimics human gestures with its tilting screen. Apple Intelligence has got to be one the most eagerly...

The new Echo Show 8 makes a smart gift at its all-time low price

by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | Amazon Echo, Deals, News, smart displays

Getting a gift is about getting something that the lucky recipient doesn’t know they need, and a smart display fits squarely in that category. The new Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) is one of Amazon’s latest smart home devices, and at 30% off in this deal, it’s at its lowest...

You told us: You’re big fans of multiple Nest speaker groups

by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, Poll results, smart displays, smart speakers, Survey Results, Surveys

Google Nest device owners have long had the ability to organize their speakers and smart displays into multiple speaker groups. Unfortunately, Google recently removed the ability to add a Nest device to multiple groups as a result of a legal decision (presumably...

A fresh batch of Amazon Echo devices is here and one of them is brand new!

by dbadmin | May 17, 2023 | Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, News, smart displays, smart speakers

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Amazon has launched four new Echo devices. The Echo Pop is a brand new Alexa speaker with a semi-sphere form factor and Amazon’s powerful AZ2 Neural Edge processor. The Echo Buds are also getting an upgrade and now feature...

Google ceases software support for third-party Assistant smart displays

by dbadmin | Apr 10, 2023 | Google, News, smart displays

Google has quietly announced that it is dropping software support for some third-party Google Assistant smart displays. These include the Lenovo Smart Display (7-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch), the JBL Link View, and the LG Xboom AI ThinQ WK9. The fate of other...