by dbadmin | Sep 4, 2022 | Features, Ring, Smart Home
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority With its new Intercom, Ring is aiming to do for apartment owners and renters what it’s already done for those who live in houses: provide an easy way to communicate with whoever rings the door. The company announced the...
by dbadmin | Aug 31, 2022 | Audio, Features, Google Nest Audio, Smart Home, smart speakers
The Nest Audio is Google’s flagship smart speaker, and generally pretty popular judging by reviews and the company’s overall speaker sales. But it also launched in 2020, so it’s virtually guaranteed that we’ll see an update within the next year, if not by the end of...
by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Bixby, Google Assistant, SIRI, Smart Home, VS
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Digital assistants have become an essential part of both the smartphone and smart home experiences — if nothing else, it’s easier to ask Google Assistant to set an alarm than do it yourself through the Clock app. But tech...
by dbadmin | Aug 14, 2022 | Features, Smart Home, smart speakers
Credit: Adam Molina / Android Authority If you’re new to shopping for smart speakers, or getting back to it after a hiatus, the prospect can be a little daunting. The tech industry moves fast, and features that were state-of-the-art a few years ago can be average or...
by dbadmin | Jul 31, 2022 | Features, Smart Home
Credit: Nanoleaf If you’re not familiar with why Matter matters for smart homes, we have a primer for you below, but to put it as briefly as possible: simplicity. It’s a universal protocol that will allow accessories to work on any major smart home platform,...
by dbadmin | Jul 9, 2022 | Features, Philips Hue, smart bulb, Smart Home
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I have always been attracted to light. I naturally wake up to it every morning and I start winding down with it in the evening. Dim rooms, gloomy weather, and short winter days; none of these are my favorites. So when I...