home automation
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Matter’s Latest Update Adds Support for Home Appliances, but Does It Matter?
Remember Matter? The smart home standard that was supposed to unify all gadgets in the connected home? It’s been updated with support for a bevy of connected devices, mainly home appliances. The update should help more third-party accessories work together in Google, Apple, and Amazon-led smart homes, provided everything is already Matter-compatible. Matter 1.2 supports…
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Nitecore’s BlowerBaby Is My New Favourite Photography Tool
Your skin regenerates itself roughly every 27 days, and the dead skin cells you shed in the process can make up almost half of the dust floating around your home. This dust, of course, eventually lands on your furniture and electronics. If you’re tired of stockpiling cans of compressed air to clean dust and dirt…
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You Should Probably Stop Using Your Wyze Camera Right Now
If you have a Wyze security camera, my suggestion would be to rip it out of the wall and throw it in the nearest trashcan. For the past three years, a glaring security vulnerability has sat festering in the company’s V1, V2, and V3 internet-connected cameras — the likes of which would have allowed hackers…
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A Garbage Can Vacuum Cleaner Is Exactly What My Crumb-Covered Kitchen Counters Need
Any time two household appliances can be merged into one is a big win for those living in a small apartment, but while a garbage can isn’t exactly an appliance, upgrading one with a built-in vacuum cleaner is kind of a genius idea because it eliminates the extra step of emptying a standalone vac.