Today’s Pubic Service Announcement Smart home gear should improve your life, but do it in a way that is earth friendly and efficient. There is no need to over-use smart devices just because it’s fun. Stop lighting up every square inch of your yard just because you want to show off your multi-colored Hue LilyRead more
As you probably know by now, Amazon went cray-cray and released a huge stack of hardware devices aimed at getting Alexa into every aspect of your life… Echo toilet? Let’s do it! Some of the devices were anticipated and others weren’t. Some make sense and others… well, maybe don’t (Alexa powered microwave). A few technicalRead more
Qualcomm makes the engine behind most smart watches and last week they teased an upcoming ~watch~ announcement. They’ll likely be introducing a new wearable chipsets for Android watches – FINALLY, it’s been over 2 years. The timing is inline with a handful of Google updates for their Wear OS – including fitness improvements to competeRead more
Hey! Wait a minute. That Google powered Lenovo Smart Display is sexy and promises endless goodness. However, it has one fatal flaw that’s keeping me from adding a few to my home. From what I’ve read, then Smart Display does not support continued conversation. If you’re not familiar, Google’s continued conversation is a more human approachRead more
I’m not sure why this isn’t getting more chatter. Up to this point, the biggest gap in smart home lighting has been adequate outdoor options. Philips Hue is trying to fill the void with four new products shipping in July. The possibilities are endless. Imagine you’re outside at night relaxing by the pool and someoneRead more
It’s finally happening. Google Play Music is being absorbed by YouTube’s new service, YouTube Music. Oh, man, this makes me happy. The combination of Youtube’s insanely huge video content library with Google Play Music will make for a offering no one else can touch. It’s impossible to say how well it will be adopted, butRead more
Stringify is currently only available for iOS, so I can’t offer an opinion on how well their product works in the wild. However, I believe this is just the beginning of what will surely be an onslaught of dashboards that allow users to centrally manage all of their Smart Home gear. Some apps have already started doingRead more
