smart speakers
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Google’s New Nest Hub Is the Perfect Alarm Clock
Most of us have long since replaced a standalone alarm clock with a phone, but the new Google Nest Hub is the first smart display that justifies its placement on your nightstand. Its new sleep-tracking capabilities are impressive, and it finally offers an easy sleep-tracking solution for those of us who hate wearing a fitness…
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10 Tips and Tricks to Make the Most of Your HomePod Mini
The Apple HomePod is no more, but the HomePod Mini lives on, and though it may be smaller and cheaper than the original, it’s still capable of plenty of tricks. Whether you just bought a new HomePod Mini or you’ve had one since launch day, here’s how to get more out of Apple’s smart speaker.
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The Sonos Roam Is the First Actually Portable Sonos Speaker
When Sonos came out with its first Bluetooth speaker, the Move, it was technically portable as in you could lug it around. But it was both gigantic and heavy compared to other Bluetooth speakers. The kicker? It cost $649. Well, it seems that over the past two years, Sonos has gone back to the drawing…
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How Smart Speakers Will Cope Without Google Search
With Google stating that it may remove search from Australia if the media bargaining code goes ahead in its current form, there’s something of an open question about what that means for IoT gadgets like smart speakers. What’s the issue? Just in case you’re not up to speed, the Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and…