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Nest Mini review: Small hidden tech brings noticeably large improvements

October 23, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

If you saw the recently introduced Nest Mini and thought it was an older Google Home Mini, you’d be forgiven. There doesn’t appear to be many if any differences on the outside of the two devices. Inside, however, are some upgrades that make the Nest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: digital assistant, google, google assistant, Google Asssitant, Nest Mini, smart speakers

Nest shows the importance of planned business models for IoT devices

February 21, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

There’s good news for Nest Cam IQ indoor owners today: The smart cameras now have Google Assistant capabilities built in. The feature is optional -- you can enable or disable it -- and there’s no additional charge for the functionality. If you choose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Canary, google, Google Asssitant, iot business models, nest

Why the IoT and my smart home have me using a phone less and less

February 1, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Over the past few years in various conversations, Stacey has told me she doesn’t carry her phone around at home. Ludicrous, I say! At least that’s what I used to say. It turns out that the smart home and IoT now has me doing the same thing: As I add … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon Echo, digital assistants, Google Asssitant, iot, Siri, smart home, smartphone, voice, wearables

Man, my old smart speakers now look pretty dumb.

October 9, 2017 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

After Google and Sonos both announced smarter connected speakers last week, and adding in the 6 new Amazon Echo devices from last week, you might feel some sympathy for the early adopters who now have a confusing mess of hardware that has different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How-To Tagged With: alexa, Google Asssitant, Siri, sonos, speakers

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