Having moved from a single family home to a townhouse last year, my smart home has changed a little. Mostly for the better, but not always: Gotta keep the HOA happy, which is why my smart lock is brass, which both my wife and I are not fans of. C'est … [Read more...]
Sonos One review: Sweet sound mixed with Alexa voice and smart home controls
It was over a year ago that Sonos announced its strategic partnership with Amazon, saying it would bring Alexa voice integration to Sonos speakers. Fast forward 14 months and that integration is finally here for existing Sonos device owners who also … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 13, 2017
Brilliant Home Technology nabs $21M in additional funding: After raising an initial $3M from SV Tech Ventures, The Box Group, and Miramar Ventures, smart lighting company Brilliant announced a $21M Series A round of funding this week. This round was … [Read more...]
How to review and permanently delete voice recordings from a Google Home or Amazon Echo
Digital assistants are great, except when they aren’t. This week, for example, a software glitch recorded everything people said when doing their reviews of the new Google Home Mini. Yes, everything they said all day and all night was stored on … [Read more...]
Microsoft Cortana can control your smart home on iOS and Android
In our recent video chat discussing smart speakers, we talked about Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. Who’s missing? Cortana! That will change soon, however. Harmon Kardon previously announced its Invoke smart speaker (shown above) powered by … [Read more...]