I tried Amazon Alexa+, and I've never been this excited about a smart home assistant before
… If you're in the UK, get ready, because Alexa+ is about to change the way you think about Amazon's smart home assistant.
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Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that integrates with various smart home devices through local and cloud services.
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Gemini for Home finally clicked for me after I deleted half my automations
… As of May 2026, Gemini for Home is on early access. The basic voice assistant is free on compatible speakers and displays, but Ask Home, Help me create, and Gemini Live require Google Home Premium starting at $10 per month. …
This 5-in-1 presence sensor brings smart, precise, and effortless home automation
… This broad support means your FP300 will work with every major smart home ecosystem today e.g., Alexa, Apple, Google, Home Assistant , and for the foreseeable future. It doesn’t matter if you’re designing a smart home system from scratch or upgrading your existing gear, the FP300 will fit right in. …
Samsung keeps reviving Bixby in new ways, and I still don't know who it's for
… Samsung does not need another assistant box on the home screen Too many AI front doors Being useful in the right moments does not mean Bixby needs a permanent spot on the home screen. …
Amazon's search bar is now an AI shopping assistant that remembers your conversations
… Related I tried Amazon Alexa+, and I've never been this excited about a smart home assistant before It's what a smart home assistant should be like The e-commerce giant announced earlier today that it is bringing Rufus and Alexa+ together to create ' Alexa for Shopping ' for the Amazon app and webs… …
Why I'm using a 5-year-old phone to run my entire home network
… Now, the old phone acts as a node that the server talks to, which opens smart home controls that work with Home Assistant . You install the Home Assistant Companion app on the old phone, point it at your server, and it hands over more than 100 data points. …
Continued Conversation finally hits Gemini for Home
… To enable the feature, open the Google Home app and navigate to Home Settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Continued Conversation .
Google Home is about to get faster and smarter
… Google Assistant is the AI brain behind Google Home devices. Launched alongside the original Google Home in 2016, it handles voice commands, smart home control, and information queries — and has steadily grown more capable over the years. Not quite — Google Assistant is the AI powering Google Home. …
A cheap Android tablet makes a better smart display than any dedicated hub I've tried: Here's why
… Building a smart home tablet is easier than you think Home Assistant has become surprisingly beginner-friendly Now you might be thinking you need technical chops to pull this off, but the answer is no. …
I enabled every Gemini extension to see which ones are actually worth keeping
… For a long time, Google Assistant was more than enough to run my smart home setup. But when Google started integrating Gemini with its services and replacing Google Assistant, I had to face reality and make the switch. …