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...
by dbadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Google Fit, Google Nest Hub, How To, smart displays, Smart Home
One of the most unique features of Google’s second-generation Nest Hub is Sleep Sensing. Once it’s configured, it can potentially deliver valuable insights into your daily sleep habits, although it’s up to you to fix them. Here’s how to track sleep with a Nest Hub and...
by dbadmin | Jun 27, 2022 | Features, Smart Home
Credit: Eve There was a short period when smart buttons were all the rage for smart homes, or at least there was a proliferation of them in the industry. They’ve never quite taken off — even Amazon has discontinued its Dash and Echo Buttons — but they still have their...
