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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Luxe Bathrooms of the Future Have $16,000 RGB-Lit Bathtubs and Touchless Toilets
Normally, bathroom tech at CES tends to be an assortment of wacky toilets, bathroom fixtures with Alexa crammed in, and showerheads that help you save water. That’s still mostly true this year, but with CES 2021 going completely virtual due to the pandemic, Kohler’s showcase poses a timely question: What if your bathroom was super … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsLatest Samsung Leak Shows Off Tile-Like Bluetooth Tracker
Samsung may soon come out with a Bluetooth-based tracker to give Tile a run for its money. The sharp-eyed folks at 91 Mobiles spotted images of the purported Samsung tracker on Friday posted by the certification authority NCC, where it’s listed as the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag. Similar to Tile’s smart trackers and Apple’s long-rumored AirTags, … Continued
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Tech NewsRIP Android Things, the Smart Home Platform We All Forgot Existed
While Google is infamous for killing off its creations, there’s a good chance you’ve never even heard of Android Things—a platform Google launched in 2018 for the Internet of Things. And although Google said last year it was shifting Android Things away from the smart home, it’s now officially pulling the plug on the whole … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle Assistant Can Finally Schedule Your Damn Lights
Smart lights are the easiest, most affordable entryway into the smart home. In terms of convenience, scheduling your lights is one of the biggest perks, especially if you’ve got a set routine, your hands are tied, or you are going away for a few days. This is why it was really annoying that Google Assistant … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsNanoleaf’s Super Affordable New Smart Lights Are Designed to Work Perfectly with the HomePod Mini
Until now, Nanoleaf has been best known for those fancy RGB-lit triangles, squares, and hexagons that show up in the background of seemingly every YouTuber’s videos. But starting this week, Nanoleaf is entering the world of mainstream smart lighting with its affordable Essentials Line. The first two members of the Essentials Line are Nanoleaf’s A19 … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsI’m Tired of Broken Smart Homes
While smart homes can be pretty convenient, they also require a certain type of never-ending vigilance. Specifically, you have to keep up with which companies support what platforms, and if any mergers or acquisitions have royally screwed your entire setup. Then, you have to decide whether you’re going to go through the hassle of figuring … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgets10 Tips and Tricks to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Echo
Amazon has refreshed its Echo line again, and this time the speakers are shaped like balls rather than cylinders—though all of the key functionality remains the same. Your Echo can do so much more than summon Alexa, so we’ll steer clear of giving you a long list of commands you can use—you already know most … Continued
By David Nield
