Published on: 2025-04-19 19:02:00
I love outlet adaptors for HomeKit, but if you still use them to automate lamps, it might be time to switch things up (sorry for the pun). Smart plugs are a great way to get started, but smart bulbs give you more control over the lighting experience and work with overhead lights. With smart bulbs, you can change the color, set different brightness levels, and group them by room or scene. It is an easy upgrade that adds flexibility without complicating your setup. This week, I am looking at the L
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-20 03:24:44
Apple is working on two new versions of the Vision Pro headset, according to a report: one that's lighter and more affordable than the original, and another designed to tether with Macs. Despite low demand for its current AR/VR headset, Apple remains focused on creating versions of the device with broader mainstream appeal, Bloomberg reported this week. The new lower-cost Vision Pro being developed would likely have a less powerful chip and scaled-back features, bringing the price down signific
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-20 07:53:43
Wouldn’t it be nice to tidy up your home without breaking a sweat? The Roomba Combo 10 Max robovac / mop hybrid can make that dream a reality, as it delivers an almost fully hands-free cleaning experience. And now through tomorrow, April 19th, it’s on sale at Wellbots for $741.47 (about $658 off) when you use Verge-exclusive promo code VERGE47 at checkout. The Combo 10 Max can empty its bin, wash its own mop, and even refill its mopping tank thanks to its new multifunction charging dock, which
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-20 11:27:00
The big picture: Amazon uses a fork of Android called Fire OS to power its tablets and smart TVs, but it has also been developing a new operating system called Vega, with plans to ditch Android for good. A new report suggests the first Vega OS device could debut later this year. Electronics newsletter Lowpass reports that Amazon is preparing a new TV streaming device powered by Vega OS. With development nearly complete, the company is now negotiating with major app makers to bring their service
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-20 01:50:32
This bundle deal has goodies all across the board. For starters, it offers a discounted price on a huge 43-inch monitor, with plenty of features, which can actually double as a Smart TV replacement. Additionally, Samsung is throwing in a 2TB T7 portable SSD. All for just $465.48. That’s $222.50 in savings! Buy the Samsung 43-Inch Smart Monitor M7 (M70D) with 2TB T7 Portable SSD for $465.48 ($222.50 off) This offer is available directly from Samsung’s website. It’s a bundle deal, and we’re unsur
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-20 15:55:43
Looking to start your smart home journey or expand your existing setup? Amazon’s bundle combining the Echo Pop smart speaker with TP-Link’s advanced color smart bulb offers an ideal entry point into home automation. This pairing delivers voice control, customizable lighting, and Alexa’s vast capabilities in a package that’s both user-friendly and surprisingly powerful. Amazon has dramatically reduced the price of this smart home bundle from $65 to just $31, offering an impressive 52% discount.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-20 19:00:00
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. Smart home devices provide convenience and remote control of appliances around your use -- but in return, they want you to pay. Fortunately, in our years of testing smart home devices, we’ve taken home and adopted many cheap gadgets with low initial costs but excellent returns on value. If CNET editors decided to keep it around,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-21 04:19:55
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Google TV Streamer marked a big step in the evolution of the search giant’s smart TV ecosystem. It is a great smart TV box with plenty of enhancements and cool features, and while the $99.99 retail price seems very fair to us, we’re always happy to pay less! Today, the Google TV Streamer is on sale, and it’s actually the first time we’ve seen it discounted. You can get it for $79.99. Get the Google TV Streamer for $79 ($20.99 off) This offer is available
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-21 14:58:51
Axios Jason Redmond/TED TL;DR Google recently demoed prototype Android XR smart glasses during a TED Talk. The video of that demo is out now, showing the glasses in action. These glasses have features like live translation, real-time object recognition, navigation, and more. The next hot product from the tech world may be smart glasses. Meta has already had success with its Ray-Ban collaboration, and Apple and Samsung are hot on its heels with their own projects. Google recently demoed proto
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-21 15:02:05
ZDNET's key takeaways This ruggedized smartphone has a huge battery, a massive 800-lumen flashlight, and a night vision camera. The massive battery does make the handset weigh a hefty 2 pounds. The display can be a bit washed out in bright sunlight. $249.99 at Amazon At Amazon, the Blackview BV7300 is on sale for $250, a 7% discount. You can also apply a $20 coupon, lowering its price further to $230. I remember when smartphones started to use the built-in flash as a flashlight - it was quit
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-21 19:58:32
Apple’s Reminders app has become a powerful task manager in recent years, and there’s one highly versatile feature that helps me stay sane when my to-do list grows out of control: Smart Lists. My Reminders Smart List to focus on what matters most The Reminders app is equipped with several built-in lists where I spend most of my time on any given day. ‘Today’ and ‘Scheduled’ are my typical go-tos, as I imagine they are for most users. But there are times my to-dos get a little unruly, and I n
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-24 03:49:49
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority With all the new smart rings launched this year, I might be maxing out open fingers. Yet, I’m already looking ahead to what Samsung might deliver with a potential Samsung Galaxy Ring 2. Building on the foundation of its first smart ring, the company’s next model is rumored to bring advanced health sensors, a longer-lasting battery, and more size options for a better fit. If these early reports are accurate, the Galaxy Ring 2 could be a compelling step forward
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-24 15:27:28
BluSmart, India’s all-electric cab-hailing startup that was once seen as an emerging rival to Uber, appears to have suspended service in some cities just as the country’s market regulator launched a probe into Gensol Engineering, the publicly listed company that shares two of its co-founders. The cab service, which had been operating in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, no longer shows available slots to many riders in these cities. Delhi Airport also issued an advisory that BluSmart’s service
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-24 23:35:41
Looking to upgrade a bedroom, office, or kitchen with smart TV capabilities without breaking the bank? The Insignia 32-inch F20 Series Fire TV packs all the streaming power of more expensive sets into a compact, budget-friendly package. With built-in Fire TV capabilities, Alexa voice control, and Apple AirPlay support, it delivers premium smart features at a fraction of the cost of larger TVs. See at Amazon Smart Streaming for Under $100? Yes, Really. Amazon has marked down the Insignia 32-in
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 03:46:24
Google has made it clear that the Assistant era is over . The company has been hard a work replacing Assistant with Gemini on phones, but the change is also expected to come to headphones, smartwatches, tablets, and cars. We found evidence of the tech giant preparing for the swap on Wear OS devices back in January. However, Google Assistant won’t just disappear from Wear OS smartwatches; Fitbit smartwatches are also losing the virtual assistant, and that change will start soon. On the Fitbit co
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 11:00:11
Spring hasn't arrived in my high desert climate in central Oregon, and this lightly snowing March morning is chilly, especially in my office far away from both the thermostat and the fireplace. But I have a quick fix for this. "Hey Google, show me my thermostat," I say. "Got it," my Nest display responds. It brings up all my Nest thermostat settings, including a large dial on the touchscreen. At a touch, I move the temperature up a couple of degrees to keep the heat lasting longer than usual.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-26 15:24:01
India’s market regulator launched a probe Tuesday into Gensol Engineering after finding alleged misuse of electric vehicle loans. BluSmart, a ride-hailing startup connected to Gensol that was once seen as an emerging Uber rival in the South Asian market, has also been swept up into the investigation. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred Gensol Engineering’s founders, Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi, from holding key positions in the public-listed company and partici
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 05:01:26
Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . I recently moved and, before I had a chance to set up my smart plugs again, I found myself turning on my living room lamps manually — I sort of hated it. Reaching, twisting and visiting each one like some Victorian gaslighter felt almost silly to me after having experienced the ease of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 05:56:00
Apple is developing two new models of its Vision Pro headset, according to a report: one that's expected to be lighter and more affordable than the original, and another designed to tether with Macs. Despite sluggish demand, the company remains focused on creating versions of the AR/VR headset with broader mainstream appeal, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The lower-cost Vision Pro will likely have a less powerful chip and scaled-back features, bringing the price down significantly from the origi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 11:35:00
ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon sells the Echo Hub for $180. The Echo Hub gives Alexa the place it has earned in the smart home market: A control panel to easily access smart devices, no ads, and no unnecessary fluff. The smart display can be slow and buggy, especially while loading multiple camera views $129.99 at Amazon $129.99 at Best Buy $129.99 at B&H Photo-Video more buying choices The Amazon Echo Hub is currently on sale for $130. Act fast because this deal will only be available for a li
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 19:04:57
is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. So, you’re thinking of buying a smart ring. Well, some good news. Picking the best of the lot is incredibly easy right now. The “bad” news is that, as far as trustworthiness and reliability, your choices are somewhat limited, as this is still a niche and emerging gadget category. Smart rings are in the middle of a resurgence. That me
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-29 15:22:05
Amid all the back-and-forth turmoil surrounding tariffs, and ongoing sales struggles in China, Apple and the iPhone have at times appeared “doomed.” But new data from Counterpoint reveals the iPhone actually just hit a big sales achievement for the first time ever. iPhone won Q1 of global smartphone sales for first time ever Counterpoint just published its global smartphone sales report for Q1 2025. Through the first three months of the year, overall sales were slightly up. But the iPhone was
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-29 23:25:32
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Linkind, a brand of AiDot, has launched an exciting new line of Matter-certified smart lighting products. Available exclusively at Walmart, every purchase also plays a small part in something bigger. At the heart of the collection is the Linkind Matter Smart Light Bulb A19, a full-color smart bulb with adjustable white temperatures and 16 million colors to play with. It’s designed for smart home users who want rich, dynamic lighting without the need for a se
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-29 23:55:07
Having a smart home means you get to multitask. Or, more accurately, it means you get devices to multitask for you. And multitasking is the Amazon Echo’s specialty — it’s a premium speaker, smart-home hub, and the answer to pretty much any question you throw at it. It’s also just $65 during this limited-time 35% off Amazon sale. This deal is on the newest model of the Echo, and covers 2 of the 3 available colors — Glacier White and Twilight Blue. (Sorry, the Charcoal model is still full-priced.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 03:00:23
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority There’s very little more that I desire from the modern smartwatch. Sure, I wouldn’t say no to additional sensors to track even more health factors. I could also take slicker software and smoother animations. I’d even smile at brighter, higher-resolution screens. But beyond all those incremental improvements, I still yearn for a sizeable leap in battery life. Thankfully, that doesn’t seem too far off. We’ve already seen one of the most significant smartwatch l
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-29 23:00:14
ZDNET's key takeaways The Fitbit Ace LTE is a kids' smartwatch and fitness tracker that costs $230 (on sale for $150 right now), with a proprietary Ace Pass LTE data plan costs $10 a month or $120 annually. The Fitbit Ace LTE features a rich, kid-friendly platform that is easy to navigate, and the monthly fee is inexpensive. However, the watch doesn't feature sleep-tracking insights or support for receiving images or voice messages, and parents don't get a phone number with the data plan. $149
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 01:33:00
I love me a Breville smart oven. Ever since I began testing toaster ovens for a living, the ovens from Breville have been at the top of our rankings. At the highest end of the Aussie appliance line, the flagship Joule (8/10, WIRED Recommends) and the almost-equivalent Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro can make you forget you even have a full-sized oven. This sounds like hyperbole, but isn't. Breville's highest-end countertop ovens are far more precise in temperature, preheat faster, don't toast the whol
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 19:54:22
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The Amazon Echo 4th Generation is still the best speaker for most people. Sure, the Amazon Echo Studio is technically “better,” but it is a specialized and overpriced speaker that few can justify buying. The Amazon Echo 4th Generation is an excellent speaker at a more reasonable price, especially if you can get it on sale, like today. Get the Amazon Echo 4th Generation in Glacier White or Twilight Blue for $64.99 ($35 off) These offers are available directly
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-01 03:42:02
If you’re looking for a minimalist smartphone, you can still preorder the Light Phone III ahead of its August debut for $599 ($200 off). The charming phone is a bit of an upgrade over previous models — it’s got a 3.92-inch OLED panel, a 50-megapixel main shooter, and USB-C — but its main selling point remains its lack of features. It connects to all the major US carriers, but unlike virtually every other smartphone in existence, there’s no app store, no social media, and no browser. We just wish
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-01 14:47:49
Samsung's latest update to its smart home system can help you figure out if things like the temperature of your home is hindering your sleep at night. And that's only one of the changes to the SmartThings platform announced Wednesday. Enlarge Image Samsung/Tharon Green/CNET The new features also include support for the Matter 1.4 smart home standard, meaning you can connect devices like solar panels, home batteries, heat pumps and water heaters to your SmartThings system. "SmartThings' latest
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