The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert discuss all the important announcements from Amazon’s fall hardware event this week — a security drone for your home, a spherical Echo , a cloud gaming service , a location-tracking mesh network , new Eero routers , and a whole lot more. iPad 2020 review. Amazon announces $29.99

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Below, we’ve rounded up the best and organized them based on category, covering everything from smart displays and TVs to gaming accessories and laptops. Smart home. Smart home. Smart displays. Read our full review. The Facebook Portal 10-inch smart display is $79.99 Read our full review.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

One of the best affordable smart speakers you can get is just $20 today. Several retailers are now heavily discounting popular tech products in the short lead-up to Black Friday, discounting everything from Bluetooth trackers and smart speakers to the latest gaming subscriptions. Read our review. Read our review.

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The Verge

JANUARY 27, 2022

The original giant killer in the smart home camera space, the WyzeCam (v1), is saying sayonara just shy of its fifth birthday. Even if you purchased one two years ago, $10 or so for each year of coverage is still a good deal, especially as Wyze’s connected cameras don’t require a subscription to review recorded footage.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

You might not think of TP-Link when it comes to the smart home—after all, other brands are splashier and offer more exciting gadgets. But the company known best for its routers also has a Kasa lineup of connected home accessories, which is a good deal and well-reviewed, too.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Honeywell Home T9 smart thermostat will now work with Siri and Apple HomeKit. The Honeywell Home T9 , Resideo’s first consumer thermostat to support remote temperature sensors, has finally brought a long-promised feature to its users: HomeKit. The Honeywell Home T9 already has support for Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2021

Google is one of the major companies behind the upcoming interconnected cross-platform smart home standard Matter , and today, the company has explained how it’ll work to support Matter with its Android devices and Nest smart home products. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Matter could potentially change that.

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The Verge

MARCH 12, 2021

Here is what Apple said in a statement to TechCrunch : HomePod mini has been a hit since its debut last fall, offering customers amazing sound, an intelligent assistant, and smart home control all for just $99. We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 1, 2024

Imagine a tool meant to keep your home safe actually making it more vulnerable. Just by downloading the app and pairing it with their phone, someone could potentially spy on your home without you ever knowing. Review app permissions : Take a closer look at the permissions granted to the video doorbell app on your smartphone.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Google Assistant is now available on newer Samsung smart TVs in the US, the companies announced. The AI helper will be available on Samsung 2020 smart TV models, including the 2020 8K and 4K QLED models, the 2020 Crystal UHD TVs, 2020 Frame and Serif sets, and 2020 Sero and Terrace models. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2021

For many, the best smart display is the one that features whichever virtual assistant they prefer, whether it be Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant. And like all smart displays, it allows you to control every facet of your home, from your lighting and the TV to the temperature in your living room. Read our review.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

There’s a smart lock in there Smart locks typically come in two general styles: ones that replace your existing deadbolt and require obvious electronics or interfaces mounted on the inside or outside of the door, or ones that just bolt on top of your existing deadbolt, allowing you to keep most of your original hardware, including your keys.

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2022

Read our 2021 iPad Pro review. Read our review. Switching gears from gaming to the smart home, Google’s Nest Audio offers an excellent value. The smart speaker is relatively compact, and its five color options help it easily fit into most home decor settings. Read our review.

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The Verge

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s compatible with the second-generation Apple Pencil, Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, and Smart Keyboard folio for iPad Pro. Read our review here. Check out our review of the WH-1000XM3 here. Check out our reviews of the 1More True Wireless ANC and ComfoBuds Pro. Read our review here.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Read our review. Turning from the world of smartwatches to the world of smart. They make smart versions of that as well, don’t they.). Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. No, it’s a speaker? Wait, do they know what it actually looks like? until the new year.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Apple’s newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google Two and a half years ago, Apple finally entered the smart speaker market with the HomePod. Fast-forward to now and Apple’s new smart speaker, the $99 HomePod mini, takes a different approach. As a result, the HomePod didn’t really take off.

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The Verge

MARCH 26, 2022

If smart lighting is more your thing, Philips Hue is currently taking 15 percent off a range of popular smart bulbs, ambient light strips, lamps, and other items listed on this landing page as part of its mix and match sale. Combined, that means you can add some pretty cool smart lighting throughout your home for a little less.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2020

released the Mellow for $399, billing it as “the world’s first smart sous-vide machine” — one that promised to automatically weigh and then heat and cool your specified foods for a perfect slow-cooked result, even adjusting that timing mid-cook to match your changing schedule. In 2014, Mellow, Inc. In 2018 Mellow was going to shut down.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The budget thermostat Nest should have made Since the Nest Learning Thermostat launched in 2011, no other smart thermostat has emulated its core function — learning your schedule and adapting to it automatically, so you don’t have to lift a finger. The controls on the Smart Thermostat are three touch points on the bottom.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our 2021 Razer Blade 15 base review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Lenovo’s 15.6-inch Gaming deals.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Read our full review. Read our review. Read our full review. Smart home deals. It’s one of the best smart displays available, too, and functions as an excellent digital photo frame. Read our full review. Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge. Tablet deals. Best camera deals.

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2021

Like Amazon’s Echo Dot , the Google Nest Mini is a miniature take on the larger smart speakers that came before it. Read our review. Read our review. Amazon’s first-gen Echo Show 5 is $45 at Best Buy, the lowest price we’ve seen on the smart display outside of Amazon Prime Day. Read our review. Read our review.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2021

Read our review. Amazon and Google may be paving the way toward a smarter home, but not every device under the sun touts smart capabilities yet. Luckily, there are devices like TP-Link’s Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini. Normally $18, you can grab TP-Link’s compact smart plug at Best Buy and Target for $10.

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The Verge

MAY 4, 2021

When you activate this, it will change your home screen to look like the home screen of an Echo Show smart display, in a similar fashion to the Show Mode feature on Amazon’s tablets. It could be cool on the ThinkPad X12 Detachable , for example, though the X12 unit that I reviewed earlier this year didn’t come with Alexa.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

It’s time to kick off another week of deals, and what better way than with promos like a smart speaker hitting its lowest price yet and a new TV getting a nice discount? Amazon’s orb-like Echo Dot is one of the most affordable ways to smarten up your home, and it’s now cheaper than ever before. Read our review. Read our review.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Woot currently has some exceptional deals on a couple of Meross smart home products , including a three-way smart dimmer switch kit for interior lighting and a garage door opener remote for easy access to your car hole, regardless of your location.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The Sonos Move smart speaker is $100 off at retailers like Best Buy , B&H Photo and Amazon today only, bringing the cost from $400 to a more reasonable $300. My colleague Dan Seifert reviewed this model , and he noted that whether the Move was plugged in or running off its battery, the sound didn’t lose its punch — even when used outside.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

There’s also new media controls, a new screenshot interface, a system-level smart home control menu that’s accessed by long-pressing the power button, more restrictive permissions settings, and more. For more on the new update, check out our full Android 11 review here.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Despite its age, we still think it’s a great little smart speaker for the price, with decent sound and plenty of functionality thanks to Amazon’s Alexa. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Home security deals. Echo Show deals. Fire tablets deals. Kindle deals. Luna deals. Eero deals.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The rise of personal gadgets, the shift towards remote work, the BYOD trend , and advances in AI have all contributed to home networks becoming an extension of companies' cyber defense perimeters. However, many end-users do not recognize their home networks as extensions of their company's security boundaries.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When we reviewed the Eero Pro 6 line , we had mixed feelings about how “Pro” these models were at their high-end gigabit performance. For larger homes (up to 6,000 square feet, according to Eero’s spec sheet), a three-pack of the Pro 6 is just $449 at Amazon and Best Buy. That’s a full $150 off the usual price of $600.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

This week on The Verge ’s flagship podcast, The Vergecast , Dieter Bohn, Becca Farsace, and Dan Seifert log into a Zoom meeting to discuss their reviews of the next line of Samsung hardware on the market: the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra , the Galaxy Buds Live , and the Galaxy Watch 3. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

At $59.99, Amazon’s Smart Thermostat is among the most affordable options out there that can intelligently tweak the temperature of your home and take voice commands via Alexa. matches the best deal we’ve seen on this smart home gadget yet. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge.

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GeekWire

JULY 22, 2021

Along the way, the basketball great is throwing her support behind another tech gadget, making a pitch for smart home fitness trainer Tonal and investing in the startup. ” Bird previously invested in Seattle-based startup Vermouth, makers of a friend-based review app that was acquired by Valor Worldwide in February 2020.

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The Verge

APRIL 9, 2022

The iRobot Rooma i3 Plus packs a self-emptying clean station and new smart mapping features. It’s time for some spring cleaning, but let’s be smart about it — both with the tech we buy to help us and the money we spend. It also has programmable no-go zones to ensure it focuses on the rooms in your home that you want it to.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you missed out on a smart display deal during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you’re in luck: Walmart is now offering a 60 percent off deal on the Lenovo Smart Clock 2 with a bundled Lenovo Smart Bulb, bringing the final sale price down to $25. Read our review. Read our full review. Read our full review.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We may still be living day to day with supply constraints, chip shortages, and shipping delays, but we’re thankfully past the time of scalped prices for webcams as folks quickly shifted to working from home and Zoom-everything. Read our full review. Read our second-gen Google Nest Mini review. A few added deals to check out.

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