February 2025 Not everyone wants to be friends with Alexa. Many smart-home fans prefer using Google Nest smart speakers and screens to call up music, get weather and news, play trivia, and control ...

In my guide to choosing your first smart home gadget, it's clear that the best place to start is with a smart speaker. This ...

Google Assistant’s replacement will, of course, be Gemini, Google’s entry in the generative AI race. Gemini itself will ...

Smart speakers can be a useful companion in your ... While those features are useful, there are some things your Google Home and Amazon Alexa devices can do that you might not even think to ...

Google Assistant can do all kinds of stuff – play music, check the weather forecast, control your smart home – but one thing it can’t do (at least not impartially) is tell you which smart speaker to ...

Nest launched the 2nd gen Protect a year before it became part of Google. Like all smoke detectors, the Nest Protect comes ...

You can opt for a smart speaker, which only has audio ... commands to control the lock from indoors or with the Alexa/Google Home app. The Yale Assure Lock 2 is another great option if you ...

While cars, tables, headphones and watches are all getting the permanent change to Gemini, Google is hedging a bit with the ...

We love decking our home with the best smart home devices. They enable us to control our appliances with our voice, have the lights and the heating just so when we get home from work, and help us ...

We love decking our home with the best smart home devices. They enable us to control our appliances with our voice, have the lights and the heating just so when we get home from work, and help us ...