Google Home can now harness the power of Nest speakers to detect your presence and aid smart home automation. Now…
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Your Google Home smart speaker may be a joy to bark commands at most of the time, but the need…
Google has finally brought Quick Phrases to its flagship smart display, the Nest Hub Max – and it means you’ll…
You may have noticed recently that, when trying to play certain radio stations on your Sonos speakers, nothing happens. Either…
Sonos is still the heavyweight champ for multi-room home audio, but buying a Sonos speaker (or several) is just the…
Google Assistant arrived on Sonos speakers a couple of years back, offering users more choice in their smart home set…
Did you know that you can create a home cinema speaker, controlled by Alexa, using your Fire TV and your…
If you’re finding that the Google Assistant is either struggling to hear you, or is over zealous and is picking…
We like music, you like music, everybody likes music. But how do you play music on your Google Home? It…
Apple’s HomePod is a superb music player with an annoying problem: Siri’s DJ abilities don’t extend beyond Apple Music…yet, at…
You can use your Google Home, Home Mini, Home Max or Home Hub to make phone calls – neat, right?…
Amazon announced recently that it was switching on the Sidewalk network for a range of compatible Amazon Echo smart speakers…
Sometimes it seems Alexa missed the class on learning to use your “indoor voice.” For this reason, you might avoid…
Whether you’re streaming music through your Sonos speakers using the Sonos app or you’re using AirPlay 2, it pays to…
Speaker giant Sonos took the covers off of Sonos Radio earlier this year; an all new, free (ad-supported) streaming service…
The Xbox One started life as a voice-commanded device, but it attached that to the ill-fated Kinect. Alas, it was…
If you want to create your very own music playlist using Alexa, and fill it up with bangers as you…
Listening to podcasts on smart speakers around the home can feel like living ten minutes into the future. But as…
If you’re anything like us, you have an ever-growing pile of books you swear you’ll get round to reading… eventually……
Guest Mode for the Google Assistant has arrived for your Google Home and Nest smart speakers and hubs. Essentially, incognito…