Installing a smart thermostat is a great way to heat or cool your home more efficiently and it could stand to pay for itself by saving you money on your energy bills over time. Smart thermostat deals crop up fairly frequently so you don’t have to spend a lot up front to buy one either. There are …
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Sonos is the OG of multiroom audio, letting you listen to music around your home over a stable Wi-Fi connection, rather than spotty Bluetooth. It has expanded its lineup over the years and now offers a wide range of speakers, from outdoor and tabletop speakers to soundbars and subwoofers. Sonos has long been known for its stellar sound quality, and …
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If you’re looking for the best way to combine your voice assistant and music streaming, a fully featured sound system is what your TV needs. Brands to be on the lookout for include Bose, Polk, Sonos, Roku and Yamaha, and prices start at a little over $100. Before I show you the picks, it’s worth making a distinction between a smart soundbar …
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The Galaxy Watch 4 debuted the new Wear OS codeveloped by Samsung and Google last year, but the Google Assistant was nowhere to be found. That changes Monday, as the Galaxy Watch 4 is now getting access to the Google Assistant through the Google Play Store. The update will allow the Google Assistant to live alongside Samsung’s Bixby assistant. The Google …
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Google makes everything from connected thermostats to phones, speakers, TV dongles and laptops. Soon, you can add smartwatches and augmented reality glasses to that list. Why? To Google, the answer is simple: It wants to make technology less distracting. The company discussed its vision for the future of computing during its annual I/O conference on Wednesday. A large part of …
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While Sonos’ range of speakers and voice-controlled soundbars support Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, the audio company will soon release its own voice assistant, reported the The Verge on Wednesday. Sonos Voice, as the voice assistant is reportedly called, lets customers control music with voice commands and will arrive on Sonos speakers as part of a software update on June 1 for US …
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Your Android phone’s small screen wasn’t designed for following along with fitness classes online or joining a Zoom call. So instead of squinting to see what’s going on, you can magically cast or mirror your phone’s screen to a nearby TV with just a few taps. You’ll need the proper hardware to get the job done, but it’ll save you from potential neck strain. …
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The blue and green bubble texting divide isn’t going away anytime soon, but Google is trying to make texting between iPhone and Android phones a little easier. Google’s Messages app will soon support iPhone message reactions in text threads, the company said Thursday. It’s one of several new features Google is rolling out to its Messages app in the coming weeks …
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Samsung’s latest smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 4, runs a new OS codeveloped with Google. But, despite promises of better Google integration, it didn’t support Google Assistant when it launched. That will change soon: You’ll be able to ditch Bixby and use Google Assistant in the “coming months,” according to news from Samsung alongside its latest S22 phones and tablets at …
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Google’s announcing new Wear OS features Tuesday to help make it easier to set up a new watch, use the Google Assistant and stream music from YouTube without downloading songs ahead of time. The faster setup process, coming in the next month, will recommend Android apps for a new watch based on the ones on your phone. You can push …
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