Smart Speakers

Google has upped the ante on giveaways to existing Google Nest cam owners by offering a free Nest Mini speaker for those committing to annual, second-generation Nest Aware or Nest...

Too good to be true? That's what we first thought when we received an email from the Google Store on June 2, 2020, entitled "You’ve got a Nest Hub to...

The world will be a different place once the coronavirus pandemic has passed. Not all of the changes it leaves behind will be negative, though. Increasingly, there is evidence the...

Chances are good—given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—you may find yourself working from home for the first time. Working remotely can be rewarding, but you may be having trouble getting settled...

Smart devices are everywhere you go. You'll notice things like smartwatches or smart home hubs are now part of daily life. The versatile Orro switch is one of those devices...

It may be that you’re moving frequently because of your job. Or you simply like living as a short-term tenant before life takes you somewhere else. Or you’ve decided to...

Did you miss out on the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on Sonos wireless audio? Many of these products are on sale again. As we have said in the...

In what is dubbed as Project Connected Home over IP, a broad contingent of the major players in connected home ecosystems have come together for the first time to develop...

Black Friday 2019 started it all, then Cyber Monday kicked in just a few days later to deliver more deals for holiday shoppers looking to outfit their homes with the...

If you have been considering outfitting your space with Sonos multi-room wireless audio products, now may be the time with these special Black Friday weekend deals. We have been everyday...

Once upon a time, the phrase "smart apartment" defined a property in a great location at a highly appealing rental rate. Nowadays, "smart" carries a new meaning—it signifies that a...

Phyn has flowed intelligent water management into the DIY connected home with the launch of the $299 Phyn Smart Water Assistant, a smart device conceived for whole-house leak detection and...

When you walk into a consumer electronics store or do a web search, the number of connected home accessory choices out there can be dizzying. So where do you begin...

The competition between voice assistants and smart speakers is accelerating, as we can see with the latest announcements of Google Nest Hub Max and Amazon Echo Studio. The range of...

Although there are some days where it sounds nice to spend the day in bed, that's obviously not feasible for people who have work, school, and family obligations. For most...

Adding to its repertoire of wireless smart speakers, Bose has released the Portable Home Speaker, a battery-powered mobile speaker made to be used inside or outside. Designed as a companion...

The Google Nest Hub Max, the bigger brother to the Google Nest Hub (the original Google smart display formerly known as the Google Home Hub), finally made its way into...

Sonos has announced its first speaker designed for the great outdoors, the Sonos Move. In addition to a durable shell and IP56-rated water and dust protection, the $399 Sonos Move...

It's happening. Google Nest has quietly rolled out the capability for current Nest Account holders to migrate to Google Accounts, as part of their plan to fully integrate the Nest...

The very concept of a home TV den (or man cave, if you must) seems somewhat old fashioned. It may call to mind worn-in recliners, oversized televisions, sports paraphernalia on...