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7 clever ways to automate your home with smart plugs

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-10 20:13:44

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Remember The Clapper? The plug-in staple may have made for a catchy jingle in the 1980s, but it could also be considered as a primitive ancestor of today's smart plug -- that is, if you can say anything from a few decades ago is primitive. Smart plugs offer greater convenience than The Clapper ever did, letting you control your devices from an app on your phone, your voi

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Best Standing Desks of 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-10 06:42:00

What I like: When cable organization is the goal, the Autonomous SmartDesk 5 Pro is the desk. All of the cable management items, like a 3M cable organizer, cable management tray and magnetized cable runner, come included with the desk. With all the cables managed and out of the way, you have a lot of desktop space to play with. The SmartDesk 5 Pro is an electric motor desk that is quiet, quick and very easy to use and has three memory options. When you're choosing your heights and free-adjusti

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Labubu could make $1B this year

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-11-10 08:45:08

In Brief Labubu is a plush monster toy, but it’s also on track to be a billion-dollar business. This week, Labubu maker Pop Mart released its financial results for the first half of 2025, giving the public more insight into just how rabid the world is for this plush monster toy. Pop Mart’s Monsters series, which includes Labubu, generated around $670 million in revenue in the first half of the year, putting it on track to earn over $1 billion by year’s end. That’s a 688% increase year-over-yea

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Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-11 15:28:00

Gemini for Home will replace Google Assistant in the company's line of smart displays and speakers, a step up in capabilities for its smart home devices. The announcement was made on Wednesday to coincide with its Made By Google event in New York. Gemini for Home will use AI models tuned for home tasks and work with any member of the household, including guests, according to a company press release. It'll activate with the same "hey Google" phrase, but Gemini for Home can better understand cont

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AI Assistants Are Just Alexa All Over Again

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-12 02:30:38

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into the development of artificial intelligence models and the infrastructure needed to support them, all with the promise that AI will eventually take over everything. But in the average person’s day-to-day life, AI has yet to serve as much more than a slightly smarter Siri. According to new data collected by polling firm YouGov, even though companies have made a big to-do about infusing smart assistants with AI brains, people have barely changed

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Labubu could make $1 billion this year

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-11-12 02:45:08

In Brief Labubu is a plush monster toy, but it’s also on track to be a billion-dollar business. This week, Labubu-maker Pop Mart released its financial results for the first half of 2025, giving the public more insight into just how rabid the world is for this plush monster toy. Pop Mart’s Monsters series, which includes Labubu, generated around $670 million in revenue in the first half of the year, putting it on track to earn over $1 billion by the year’s end. That’s a 688% increase year-over

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Gemini for Home is coming to replace Assistant — but is your smart home ready for its changes?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-12 06:00:38

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini for Home begins early access this October. While it sounds like you’ll have the option to stick with Assistant for a while, Google is clear that Gemini for Home will eventually replace it. Gemini for Home is set to be available in both free and paid versions, though Google has yet to share more about its plans there. For the past couple years, Google has been working to flesh out its next-gen AI efforts, and offering us plenty of opportunitie

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The Pixel 10 Pro has a smart home feature that might make it future-proof

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-12 11:00:43

TL;DR The Google Pixel 10 Pro includes a built-in Thread radio, a crucial piece of hardware for the future of the smart home. Thread is a low-power mesh network that offers a more reliable and faster connection for smart home devices compared to Wi-Fi. This inclusion future-proofs the phone, enabling it to directly control the growing number of Matter-compatible smart devices. Google’s commitment to seven years of software support for the new Pixel 10 series is bold, as the phone’s state-of-t

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I tried Pixel Watch 4 - and these are my 7 favorite upgrades in Google's new watch

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-11-12 11:00:38

Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET key takeaways Pixel Watch 4 launches Oct. 9 with no price increase. New features: faster charging, satellite link, health AI. First Pixel Watch with replaceable battery for sustainability. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. The day has finally come for Pixel power users. A new lineup of Google phones, earbuds, and, my personal favorite, smartwatches, is coming to Android users, Google announced a

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These 8 rumored Pixel Watch features make it the Android wearable to beat in 2025

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-11-14 21:56:00

Matthew Miller/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. There's a big chance we'll be getting a new Google smartwatch soon -- and I mean tomorrow soon, as we're just a night away from the August Made by Google event, the tech giant's annual hardware showcase. Leading up to it, rumors and leaks of what's coming on this next generation of AI-infused devices are swirling. Also: I've owned every Google Pixel since the first

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This AirTag accessory completes my lineup of keychain gadgets (and it's very durable)

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-15 02:03:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using th

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Meta’s First ‘Real’ Smart Glasses Have One Huge Problem

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-15 02:31:05

When Google Glass came stumbling onto the scene in 2013, people were taken aback. Not only did Google’s smart glasses, with their bordering-on-novel camera, present new and somewhat icky questions about personal privacy, but they also crossed an even more controversial line: they looked really, really dorky. Fast forward more than 10 years into the future, and all of those hangups (at least on the surface) seem to be in the rearview. Take Meta, for example. Sales of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses

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Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This Year

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-11-15 10:49:54

Labubus, the mischievous elf plush toys seen hanging on every celebrity’s designer bag this summer, have gone viral across the world, but now we know exactly how popular—and profitable—they have been. On Tuesday, the Chinese company Pop Mart, which manufactures and sells the Labubu franchise, released its financial report for the first half of 2025, and it has had a terrific year. Overall, Pop Mart’s revenue grew 204 percent compared to the year before, and net profits increased 362 percent. Th

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Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This year

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-11-15 16:49:54

Labubus, the mischievous elf plush toys seen hanging on every celebrity’s designer bag this summer, have gone viral across the world, but now we know exactly how popular—and profitable—they have been. On Tuesday, the Chinese company Pop Mart, which manufactures and sells the Labubu franchise, released its financial report for the first half of 2025, and it has had a terrific year. Overall, Pop Mart’s revenues grew 204 percent compared to the year before, and net profits increased 362 percent. T

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We could make Rosie the Robot, but should we?

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-11-15 21:00:00

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Robots are coming, but are we ready for them? All the big consumer tech companies are working on robotic companions for our homes. There’s Amazon’s Astro, Samsung’s Ballie, LG’s AI Agent, and whatever it is that Apple is dreaming up i

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Meta Wants to Make Its First AR Glasses With a Display as Cheap as a Flagship Phone

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-18 02:10:35

If there’s one thing that we’ve learned in the world of mixed reality over the past year, it’s that price is pretty much everything. Just ask Apple, which is still struggling to find an audience for its $3,500 Vision Pro headset. I mean, it’s not that there’s not a lot to love about the Vision Pro (the best UI in mixed reality and a premium display are particular highlights), but I bought my first used car for a price that wasn’t too far off, and that at least got me to work semi-on time. It’s

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The best gadgets and apps in August (so far)

theverge.com Barbara Krasnoff 2025-11-18 21:00:41

is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. During the last half month, we’ve covered a lot of interesting gadgets and apps and thought we’d highlight a few that caught our attention the most. For example, we have a robovac that can mop the edges of your walls (something that my manual mop usually fails at), a charging cable that with any luck will last a good long ti

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TCL D2 Pro Review: This Fast Palm-Scanning Smart Lock Is No Jedi Mind Trick

gizmodo.com Wes Davis 2025-11-18 15:00:08

I love and hate smart locks. On one hand, it’s an undeniable treat to be able to get into my house even when I’ve forgotten my keys or make sure things are locked up when I’m away. But on the other, dead batteries, buggy software, and finicky wireless connections can evaporate that convenience, leaving me stuck on my porch, impotently stabbing my finger at a dead fingerprint sensor or waving my phone over a smart lock whose NFC reader just won’t respond. The palm-scanning, Wi-Fi-connected TCL D2

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My favorite keychain accessory turns the AirTag into an even more useful tracker

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-19 20:03:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using the KeySmart Air, and while it's looking a little battered, it's still going strong. The KeySmart Air comes in

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Why the Google Pixel Watch 4 may be a bigger generational leap than we expected

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-11-20 05:11:00

Matthew Miller/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. There's a big chance we'll be getting a new Google smartwatch next week. We're one week away from the August Made by Google event, the tech giant's annual hardware showcase, and rumors and leaks of what's coming on this next generation of AI-infused devices are swirling. Also: I've owned every Google Pixel since the first - here's why 2025's will be different What

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Samsung is working on an all-new pair of smart glasses to take on Ray-Ban Meta

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-21 09:22:18

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is reportedly developing affordable smart glasses inspired by Ray-Ban Meta. The glasses may include a camera, speakers, and a microphone, but no display. Set for a late 2026 debut, these smart glasses are separate from Samsung’s XR headset plans. Smart glasses remain a particularly niche genre of wearable technology, even in mid-2025, but they are steadily growing in popularity. While the Ray-Ban Meta continues to lead the charge and has prove

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This AirTag key organizer has survived the ultimate torture test - and it's only $30

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-21 11:00:14

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using the KeySmart Air, and while it's looking a little battered, it's still going strong. The KeySmart Air comes in

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Nanoleaf’s smart lights are cheaper than ever in its back-to-school sale

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-11-22 10:04:28

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Some cool decor can help a new dorm or apartment feel like home, which is why Nanoleaf’s back-to-school sale is worth checking out. The company’s offering all-time low prices on a wide range of its modular smart light gear, from skylights to smart light display cases. Some of our favorite deals include Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL, which Amazon, Nanoleaf, and Best Buy are selling for $179.99 ($20 off). The Nan

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Philips Hue ‘Bridge Pro’ leaks with ‘more capacity,’ turns lights into motion sensors

9to5mac.com Ben Schoon 2025-11-23 00:56:54

Philips Hue appears to be preparing a new “Bridge Pro” setup that turns your smart lights into motion sensors, while also supporting more devices. The existing Philips Hue bridge is a core part of any Hue setup. The bridge connects to your network and communicates with each product, and is part of the reason Hue tends to be more stable than hub-less smart home offerings. But the hardware hasn’t been updated in a while, and a common complaint is that it can only support 50 devices at a time. Th

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Google Pixel Watch 4: I gathered the 8 biggest rumors that make the wait worth it

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-11-23 00:14:00

The Google Pixel Watch 4 may look fairly similar to last year's Pixel Watch 3 (pictured). Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. There's a big chance we'll be getting a new Google smartwatch next week. We're one week away from the August Made by Google event, the tech giant's annual hardware showcase, and rumors and leaks of what's coming on this next generation of AI-infused devices are swirling. Also:

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The Best Smart Scales for 2025 and How to Get the Most Accurate Reading

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-23 14:00:00

Weigh yourself at the same time: To get a consistent reading when using any scale, it's important to weigh yourself first thing in the morning before you've drunk or eaten anything. "You should weigh yourself without clothes, or minimal clothing, and if you do so, try to wear the same clothing each time you weigh yourself," said Stella Lucia Volpe, professor and head of the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise at Virginia Tech. Volpe recommends weighing yourself no more than once a

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HTC is getting in on AI glasses, too

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-23 15:40:44

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With Meta, Google, Samsung, and maybe even Apple working on AI-powered glasses, smart spectacles are quickly becoming the hottest gadget in tech. Now, even HTC is jumping in on the trend with a new pair of Vive Eagle smart glasses that come with built-in speaker

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This Is the New Pebble Smartwatch, and Yes, It’s Now Called Pebble Again

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-11-26 00:39:55

After more than a decade, the Pebble smartwatch is back, and it already looks enticing for those of us who can’t be bothered with today’s health data-obsessed, sensor-filled, and all-too-weighty wearables. The company behind the revitalized watch shared its final designs for what’s coming, and it may be the simple smartwatch we’ve been missing since 2016. Last month, original Pebble designer Eric Migicovsky reported that his new company, Core Devices, was able to recover the Pebble trademark, m

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My Top Smart Tech Picks for Back-to-School in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-26 14:00:00

CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. While summer heatwaves are still happening, it's also time to start thinking about back-to-school planning, and that means considering what new smart technology is a good fit. From outfitting dorms with the best lights and smart plugs to giving a classroom new capabilities or simply helping your kids study more efficiently, there

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Why I recommend this Garmin watch over competing Apple, Samsung, and Google models

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-11-26 23:00:18

Garmin Vivoactive 6 ZDNET's key takeaways The Garmin Vivoactive 6 is available in four colors for $300. The AMOLED display is brilliant, the available activity functions are comprehensive, and the battery lasts 5-11 days. There is no altimeter, the 30 minute smart alarm interval is a bit long, and it's a bit small for those with larger wrists. View now at Amazon View now at Garmin more buying choices Garmin's latest smartwatch for the masses, the Vivoactive 6, brings a fresh perspective to it

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7 clever ways to automate your home with smart plugs

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