Smart Home News: Spotify Free accounts now works on Google Home
Good news. Today, free Spotify accounts are now supported by the Google Home hub. That means even if you don’t pay for a Spotify subscription…
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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…
Apple emphasizes music with HomePod – but it’s still an assistant
The assistant wars are heating up. Apple has officially entered with fray. Apple HomePod joins Amazon Echo and Google Home in the battle for the…
Nespresso’s new Prodigio espresso machine is Bluetooth enabled
With new Prodigio espresso machine, Nespresso follows in the footsteps of others who are continuing to connect our homes to the cloud and to mobile…
Now that Google controls our mobile lives, could our homes be next?
Coming in at $3.2 billion, the News Labs mega-acquisition would be Google's second largest, slotting in between Motorola ($12.5 billion in 2011... ouch) and Doubleclick…