by dbadmin | Oct 21, 2024 | Features, Smart Home
Credit: Indiegogo Can something be both smart and dumb? It sounds like a philosophical question, but I’m talking about smart devices that really didn’t need that connectivity. I’m not being a Luddite here — most smart things do add very useful functionality to the...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Google Home, News, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The Google Home Favorites widget for Android is now available to all users running Android 12 or newer. The widget previously required users to join the Public Preview program. This widget lets you control specific smart home...
by dbadmin | Oct 13, 2024 | Apple, News, Smart Home
Credit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Apple is planning to take over the smart home market. The company is working on new software, a smart display, and a tabletop robot. The firm is also creating a new Home Ecosystem team helmed by engineers from its canceled car...
by dbadmin | Oct 10, 2024 | Google Nest, Reviews, Smart Home
Even with positive developments like growing Matter and Thread adoption, the modern smart home is still plagued by incompatible standards, expensive subscriptions, and discontinued products. Nest, under the stewardship of Google, is responsible for its fair share of...
by dbadmin | Oct 4, 2024 | Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Deals, News, Smart Home
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Smart thermostats are usually pricey, but their biggest selling point is that they pretty much pay for themselves in long-term savings. That said, you can also wait for the right deals to save even more and get your ROI...
by dbadmin | Oct 4, 2024 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Home, News, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The Google Home app could soon add a temperature display to the Climate header on the Favorites tab. Google is also refreshing the QR code scanner within the app for device setup, although the new UI is not very...
