- 9 years ago Sticky: Welcome to /t/smarthome! Why are you here?
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How Smart Speakers Are Changing the Way We Listen to Music
With everyone from Amazon to will.i.am trying to get us to talk to their speakers, should listeners be excited, or worried?
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Comparison of Samsung Galaxy On6 and Huawei Honor Play
The Samsung Galaxy On6 comes with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal memory which can be expanded via MicroSD. The Galaxy Note8 boasts of the 13-megapixels dual rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calling. The Huawei Honor Play comes with 4/6 GB RAM and 64 GB internal memory which can be expanded via MicroSD. The The Honor Play boasts of the 16-megapixels rear camera and 16-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calling.
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Domestic abuse in US turns digital - with thermostats, locks and lights
The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. One woman had turned on her air-conditioner but said it then switched off without her touching it. Another said the code numbers of the digital lock at her front door changed every day and she could not figure out why. Still another told an abuse help line she kept hearing the doorbell ring, but no one was there.
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Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
A Portland family contacted Amazon to investigate after they say a private conversation in their home was recorded by Amazon's Alexa -- the voice-controlled smart speaker -- and that the recorded audio was sent to the phone of a random person in Seattle, who was in the family’s contact list.
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This NYC high-rise building cleans the air like trees do
SoHo remains a super-trendy neighborhood in New York City, but a new high-rise in the neighborhood just might make the area smell a little sweeter. 570 Broome, designed by Turkish architect Tahir Demircioglu’s hot boutique architecture firm Builtd, is using a unique combination of two emerging technologies to constantly clean the air around the building — an attractive and welcome feature for a building that is located adjacent to the Holland Tunnel.
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Alexa Is a Revelation for the Blind
Legally blind since age 18, my father missed out on the first digital revolution.
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Small Businesses Can Now Send Money Using Google Voice Assistant
Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is continuing its integration of Google Assistant in more services as it looks to compete with Amazon’s Alexa and even Apple’s Siri when it comes to payments.
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Robotic lawn mowers have made it even easier to not cut your grass
Battery-powered, automatic mowers have added connected features to make them more precise and easier for you to use.
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Inside Amazon's Battle to Bring Conversational AI Into Your Home
Amazon is staging a contest called the Alexa Prize—a mad dash toward an outlandish goal: Cook up a bot capable of small talk.
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The House That Spied on Me
“Yes, my coffeemaker has a log-in and a very long terms of service agreement.” By Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu.
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Kohler’s newest mirror brings Alexa into the bathroom
Kohler is smartening nearly every fixture in the bathroom, starting with the new Alexa-enabled Verdera Voice Lighted Mirror.
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Building a Home Aquaponics System: The Basics
How I transformed my freshwater aquarium into an aquaponics garden for year-round organic produce (and stopped doing water changes).
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The Moon is a floating eyeball-shaped cam that can track you as you walk
If you think smart home tech is creepy, the Moon will be a great device to prove your point. It's a floating eyeball-shaped security cam that can rotate to follow your movements. If you think smart home tech is exciting and inventive, well, the Moon might help you prove that point as well.
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Amazon wants a key to your house. I did it. I regretted it.
Amazon Key might help you avoid package theft, but the smart lock and camera aren't good enough to warrant giving Amazon control of your door.
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Ikea smart lightbulbs get HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home support
Ikea’s smart lighting system has received an update that makes its wireless hub compatible with Apple’s HomeKit, as well as with Amazon Alexa, and Google Home. This means if you have the hub and bulbs, you should be able to control them with your voice using any of those devices, as well as control them in Apple’s iOS Home app.
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Why Americans should be worried about their online, broadband privacy
Over the last couple of months, the dialogue surrounding government surveillance and consumer privacy has shifted in a troubling direction.
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Top floor tile patterns designs, Tile flooring ideas colors 2017
Top tips on how to choose the best floor tile patterns ornament and floor tile designs 2017 with latest trends for tile flooring ideas 2017, Fashionable patterned tiles for floor, floor tile colors designs ideas
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Google Wifi — A New Router That Promises To Fix Your Crappy Internet
Google has unveiled its new smart Wi-Fi router to take care of your internet needs. Named Google Wifi, this device lets your control the internet activity and router using an app.
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The Internet Of Poorly Secured Things Is Fueling Unprecedented, Massive New DDoS Attacks
Last week, an absolutely mammoth distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down the website of security researcher Brian Krebs. His website, hosted by Akamai pro bono, was pulled offline after it was inundated with 620Gbps of malicious...
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The Internet of Things has a dirty little secret: it's not really yours
Of course everyone with two brain cells to rub together already knows this,but I'll post it anyway.