Sonos app gets dark Now Playing screen, improved menus
You’ve got to hand it to the Sonos team. Despite the crush of competition for whole home audio from heavyweights such as Amazon (Echo), Google…
Samsung
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Will Apple abruptly cancel iPhone X or was this the plan all along?
Either way, Apple is about to take it up a notch.
CES Smart Home News: Philips Hue and Samsung SmartThings apps to get overhauls
Philips to launch Hue 3.0, Hue Entertainment sync platform, and outdoor lights. Samsung, meanwhile, is doubling down on SmartThings and consolidating 40 apps in an…
Google Pay aims to simplify mobile, user experiences
Company merges Android Pay and Google Wallet into single Google Pay brand.
Fossil has new smartwatch, but is Google’s Android Wear holding its end of the bargain?
Fossil today released yet another smartwatch. Per The Verge it runs Android Wear 2.0, has a 45mm, water resistant circular case, touch-sensitive bezel, and costs…
Smart Home News: Samsung SmartThings dongle announced for NVIDIA Shield
This is an interesting development. Well, at least for smart home and home automation enthusiasts it might be. SmartThings (now owned by Samsung) today announced…
Trendspotting: At 76% share Amazon Echo is running away with smart speaker market
Amazon jumped into the voice-enabled digital assistant (aka smart speaker) market early, and now it appears to be reaping major dividends. A new report from…
Is the SmartThings smart home hub a good deal? And is it better than Wink 2, Apple HomeKit, WeMo, Insteon?
Short answers: yes, and, well, it depends.
Smart Home: Top 10 tips for getting started with Insteon
Already own or considering buying a smart home hub? Clinton Stark shares 10 tips for the Insteon Hub that might help you get the most…
Google’s upcoming Pixel 2 phone might not feature bezel-less design
Bezels be gone. In 2017, I was expecting most new smartphones to not have bezels. At least, the premium, flagship models. I think it would…