Home Automation News, Reviews and Trends
What are Alexa Skills? Alexa has found its way to millions of homes according to Amazon’s recent press-release. Adding to the smart speaker’s already exciting feature set, Amazon and developers of third party products, apps and services have created add-ons called ‘Alexa skills’ to add additional functionality. Enabling one has never been easier. Just say, …
In the growing market of smart lighting, an expandable yet affordable smart lighting solution has been difficult to find. Until now. Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit is a perfect match to fulfill the demand of a bulb that changes colors at a comparably low price. The starter kit includes 3 color LED …
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Although LED bulbs have been in use since 1960 they have really become popular in the last decade or so. Now commonly used in homes and offices, they’re no longer confined to industrial applications only. As you go to replace that incandescent light bulb, here are some great reasons why it might be time to …
Sony has unveiled two new successors to its X940D Smart TVs at the CES 2017 in Las Vegas this year, the X930E and X940E TVs. Both TVs are a part of Sony’s range of 4K HDR TVs. These TVs come with LED backlighting technology powered by ‘Slim Backlight Drive+’ that allows enhanced level of local …
It’s a baby monitor. It’s a voice-activated smart assistant. It’s a virtual nanny! It answers your questions, and maybe your kids’ questions, too. This device is similar to Amazon’s Echo or Google’s Home except, it focuses on children and promises to understand the vocals of your kids, especially toddlers to those in middle-school. It’s custom …
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There’s a plethora of devices you can add to make your home smarter, and in the living room, a Smart TV is the centerpiece you need for a smart living room. So what actually is Smart TV? Let’s See! What actually is a Smart TV? Originally called “connected TVs,” these sets were later branded by …
Samsung is all set to increase its lineup of smart fridges, and is going to launch six new models in 2017 to take its total offering to 10 models in the segment. Unveiled at CES 2017 Las Vegas, the next generation Family Hub 2.0 refrigerators would include both three-door and four-door French door models in …
Augmented Reality is about to make an entrance in to your living room with Hayo. A gesture-controlled remote that in some ways works like a Google Home or an Amazon Echo. Turning on your TV with a snap, or dimming the lights with just a wave of your hand, play or pause a song with …
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Own a Google Pixel Phone? Now you can control your smart home right from your phone. The Siri-like software, which Google simply calls ‘Assistant’, now has all the functionality of their dedicated hub, ‘Google Home‘ which was announced in May 2016. An update that was released just weeks ago, allows the flagship line of Google’s …
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Amazon introduced the Echo speaker on in November 2014. At that time, it could only be bought by special invitation and Prime members at that time. Not much was known about what this ‘smart speaker’ could do. Today, ‘Alexa’ has found its way in to millions of homes. While Amazon Echo is amazing by itself …
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