Amazon owns two companies that specialise in smart home security cameras: Ring, which makes everything from video doorbells to security…
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A connected device that can’t connect isn’t much use to anyone. Unfortunately, back in January Amazon had to stop selling…
Welcome back to The Week in Smart Home, where we remember and collect the news of the week. Valentine’s Day…
Amazon has announced that it will open up the Alexa Skill Store, allowing anybody to create and publish skills for…
You know what Amazon is really good at? Marketing the smart home to normal people. When the Echo quietly debuted…
And just like that, Amazon has devoured another company in its quest for total smart home domination. This time it’s…
Not only does Amazon want to fill your home with its own smart speakers, TVs, microwaves and doorbells – it…
Smaller and more discreet than even the Echo Dot, the Amazon Echo Input fills a niche but important role in…
Back at last year’s massive Alexa event, one of the many things Amazon announced was the $29.99 Echo Wall Clock.…
There are heaps of smart plugs out there to choose from, but not all smart plugs are born equal. Some…
Amazon smart speakers like the Echo and Echo Dot have had Alexa Multi-Room Music support for a while now, but…
Roku devices have long had a small-yet-sweet feature that made streaming easier: A remote with volume and power controls. Meanwhile,…
CES 2019 is shaping up just like every other instalment of the Las Vegas tech show – innovative, exciting and…
If the kitchen is the beating heart of the home, the living room is surely the soul. Or at least…
Amazon says it had a record-breaking holiday season this year, with more of its customers ordering items than ever before.…
After a year filled with competition from faces old and new, Amazon Alexa is still the best smart platform to…
It’s 2018 (well, almost 2019) and with more streaming options than ever before, the crowd of cable subscribers is shrinking.…
If you don’t know what the mental load is then, chances are, you’re a man. Popularised by an awesome feminist…
Back in September we learned that Amazon would allow developers to build Alexa Gadgets, fun little devices that let you…
Smart speakers may be on the rise as the commanders of our homes, but one startup is instead looking to…