Tag: Smart Home
Smart Home News: Spotify Free accounts now works on Google Home
Good news. Today, free Spotify accounts are now supported by the Google Home hub.
That means even if you don't pay for a Spotify subscription you can still enjoy one of the best music streaming platforms, even if it will be with some restrictions.
As you might expect, supported voice-activated commands...
Is the SmartThings smart home hub a good deal? And is it better than Wink 2, Apple HomeKit, WeMo, Insteon?
Short answers: yes, and, well, it depends.
Smart Home: Top 10 tips for getting started with Insteon
Already own or considering buying a smart home hub? Clinton Stark shares 10 tips for the Insteon Hub that might help you get the most out of your existing Insteon system or help you understand the hub market and some of the options on the market today.
It's the year of...
Apple emphasizes music with HomePod – but it’s still an assistant
The assistant wars are heating up. Apple has officially entered with fray.
Apple HomePod joins Amazon Echo and Google Home in the battle for the rest of our non-mobile lives. We have search with us on the go, thanks to our Androids and iPhones. But what about the home? Apparently,...
Nespresso’s new Prodigio espresso machine is Bluetooth enabled
With new Prodigio espresso machine, Nespresso follows in the footsteps of others who are continuing to connect our homes to the cloud and to mobile devices.
Now that Google controls our mobile lives, could our homes be next?
Coming in at $3.2 billion, the News Labs mega-acquisition would be Google's second largest, slotting in between Motorola ($12.5 billion in 2011... ouch) and Doubleclick ($3.1 billion in 2007).