Amazon is breaking the one thing that mattered with the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition

by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2024 | Amazon, Amazon Echo, News, smart displays

Amazon’s Echo Show 8 Photos Edition is losing its digital picture frame mode. After September 23, the smart display will basically just be a normal Echo Show 8. Owners will retain access to their 25GB of Amazon Photos storage. Digital photo frames were some of the...

An Apple-made Wall-E of sorts could launch as soon as 2026

by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Apple, News, smart displays, Smart Home, smart speakers

Credit: Roger Fingas / Android Authority Apple is reportedly moving forward with producing an iPad-HomePod hybrid device, which could launch in 2026 at the earliest. The rumored device will likely feature a 360-degree robotic arm that moves the display around based on...

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...