Home Assistant is super versatile but not all smart devices work with the open-source smart home platform. I've spent the ...

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Dust off your old Nest speaker! Reconnect it to your Wi-Fi and enjoy hands-free help, music, and more. Learn how to ...

A t first glance, Google Home and Amazon Echo smart speakers share many similar features. They can automate smart devices ...

We've been talking for a bit about the arrival of Gemini's conversational abilities finally coming to the Google Assistant on ...

One of the most good looking smart speakers ... to Google Play Music. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries for it to recognise your voice. Plays user created custom playlist from Google Play Music but not ...

Google is fighting a battle for voice assistant supremacy against Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri. The latter duo have the upper hand, but many smart speakers still use Google Assistant, so those are ...

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a smart speaker can do a ton. So what's the best smart home speaker for seniors? To find out, we analyzed various models based on cost, ease of setup, built-in features and compatibility with ...

Both Amazon and Apple are playing it safe when it comes to allowing generative AI on their respective smart speakers. On the ...

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