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Apple HomePod mini review: A good option for iOS and HomeKit smart homes

December 3, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

HomePod mini

Until recently, if you wanted Siri in a smart speaker, you had to pay several hundreds of dollars to choose from one and only one option: Apple’s HomePod. Last month, the $99 Apple HomePod mini became available, providing a second, less-expensive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon Echo, Apple, Apple HomeKit, digital assistant, HomePod, HomePod mini, iOS, Nest Audio, Siri, smart home, smart speakers

A smarter Siri and UWB make Apple’s HomePod mini a more competitive smart speaker

October 13, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

At an online press event Tuesday, Apple introduced its new line of iPhones which will support faster 5G networks. That’s nice, but a more interesting device to me was the new HomePod mini for the smart home as well as improvements to Siri. Starting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, digital assistant, Echo, google assistant, homekit, HomePod, HomePod mini, nest, Siri, smart home, smart speakers

Nuheara IQ2 Buds Max: Super smart hearing powers in small earbuds

September 23, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Over the last several years, I’ve noticed my hearing slowly deteriorate. I find it difficult to hear conversations in noisy rooms, which makes each successive trade show more challenging. And my family is always turning the TV down because it’s too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: active noise cancellation, bluetooth, DSP, earbuds, google assistant, Hearables, Nuheara, Siri, smart hearables

IoT news of the week for Sept. 11, 2020

September 11, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Graphic showing Internet of Things news

Siri and Google Assistant still aren’t speaking to Alexa: Last September, Amazon launched its Voice Interoperability Initiative, which aims to let customers "interact with multiple voice agents on a single device." At the time, 30 companies jumped on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, bluetooth, Bose, Everactive, google, ibm, Iron Ox, Siri, Tile, Wi-SUN

Without a phone of its own, Amazon’s Alexa on the go isn’t going anywhere

July 15, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

We often talk about the three main voice assistant platforms, Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant. They’re generally all the same to most people, right? I’d counter that there’s a massive difference between Alexa and its digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Android, Apple, digital assistants, Echo Auto, Echo Frames, google, google assistant, iOS, Siri, smartphones

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