Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
A new report claims Apple’s long-rumored Home Hub will use AI-powered facial recognition instead of Face ID, potentially personalizing the smart display for everyone in the household ahead of its rumored October 13 launch.
Read MoreGoogle began replacing Assistant with Gemini on Android phones in September 2026 via mandatory updates. Nest speakers and displays are exempt — here’s what’s changing, what isn’t, and what it means for your smart home.
Read MoreGemini for Home brings Google’s conversational AI to every Nest speaker and display made since 2016 — free via early access. Here’s how to enroll, what’s included, and why you can’t switch back.
Read MoreGoogle has discontinued the Nest Mini and Nest Audio in 2026, consolidating around the new $99.99 Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker. Existing owners can still upgrade to Gemini for Home — here’s what changes.
Read MoreGoogle Home Premium starts at $10/month and unlocks Gemini Live, the AI-powered Home Brief, and video history on the new $99.99 Google Home Speaker. Here’s what’s worth paying for — and the real first-year cost.
Read MoreGoogle’s first Gemini-native smart speaker launched June 25, 2026 at $99.99 with 360-degree audio, a Matter/Thread hub, and four colors — but the best Gemini features require a $10/month Home Premium subscription.
Read MoreAlexa+ has launched in India with free Early Access on Echo, Fire TV, and the Alexa app — featuring Hindi and Hinglish support, 70+ AI models via Bedrock, and local integrations like Swiggy and MakeMyTrip.
Read MoreAmazon made Alexa+ free on Fire TV starting August 19, 2026 — no Prime needed. Eligible Stick, Cube, Ember TV, Hisense and Panasonic owners get conversational search and smart home control automatically.
Read MoreAlexa+ is now broadly available in the US: Prime members get unlimited access free, others pay $19.99/month. Here’s what Amazon’s generative-AI assistant does and why it matters for your smart home.
Read MoreThe redesigned Amazon Echo Studio is 40% smaller with Dolby Atmos spatial audio, a high-excursion woofer, the AZ3 Pro chip, and Alexa Home Theater support — priced at $219.99.
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