Tag: smart home
Philips Hue’s new Twilight lamp brings the sunrise or sunset into your bedroom
Philips Hue is setting its sights on your bedside table. Sure, many of us use smart bulbs or light strips that glow warmly at the end of the day or maybe in hues of blue and purple to settle in for a restful night. Even so, Philips Hue is giving…
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Kick this robot: Ecovacs’ new robovac wants you to give it the boot – literally
There are robot vacuum cleaners that only vacuum, others vacuum and mop, some even empty their dust canisters and dirty-water tanks themselves, and still others get their mop pads washed and dried automatically too. So what do you do to make sure you stand apart in a crowded and very…
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This smart home brewer turned me into a beer-making master in just 9 days
For the past few weeks, I’ve morphed a section of my kitchen into a mini bar and brewery after devoting some countertop real estate to the Igulu F1 smart beer brewer. As the name suggests, this neat, barrel-shaped appliance is a smart home device designed especially for brewing beer at…
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Your Chromecast and LG TV might soon get a major Google Home upgrade
As part of Google I/O 2024, Google has announced a slew of upgrades coming to its digital services. These include some pretty big upgrades for all smart home and Google TV users, with the latter in particular potentially getting an upgrade to their TV that makes it double-up as a…
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IKEA’s new smart home app feature could help you save you big money on your energy bills
IKEA is piloting a new smart home app feature designed to help people keep an eye on their power consumption and save money on their bills. Announced this week, the Energy Insights feature provides real-time data on how much power your devices are using, alongside the price of electricity at…
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Matter 1.3 pushes the standard into your kitchen, laundry room, and garage
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has rolled out Matter version 1.3 giving smart home brands another avenue to expand their tech into the kitchen and other areas of the house. One of the cornerstones in the update is the ability to control important, or more essential, household appliances. This includes…
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