Latest smart home News
Rethinking Whole-House Audio: IKEA Symfonisk Wi-Fi Bookshelf Speakers
As you may recall, IKEA and Sonos announced a small lineup of Symfonisk-branded smart speakers in April 2019 and then […]
Xiaomi is Back on Google Home and Nest
Almost two weeks after Google disabled Xiaomi’s access to its Assistant and Home and Nest devices after a security breach, […]
Rethinking Whole-House Audio: Bluetooth Adapter
In Rethinking Whole-House Audio (Premium), I wrote about the issues I’ve been having with Chromecast Audio and my desire to […]
Rethinking Whole-House Audio (Premium)
I try to steer clear of knee-jerk reactions, but the allegations in Sonos v. Google are troubling. Worse, I’ve been […]
Amazon Fire TV Has Over 40 million Active Users
Amazon has announced a major new milestone for Fire TV as it expands the technology to in-car entertainment and more. […]
Google Disables Xiaomi Access to Assistant, Home, and Nest
Google has temporarily disabled Xiaomi’s access to its Assistant and Home and Nest devices after a security breach: The Chinese […]
Apple Open Sources Some of HomeKit
As part of its partnership in the Connected Home over IP alliance, Apple said that it would open-source some of […]
Amazon, Apple, and Google Partner to Standardize the Smart Home
In a long-overdue move, Amazon, Apple, Google, and others are partnering on a standard for the smart home industry. It’s […]