Google Assistant multi-step routines are now live in the U.S.
Google Assistant is about to start doing more without quite as much talking on your part. Long-awaited multi-step routines are just today starting to roll...
Security researchers find flaws in AMD chips but raise eyebrows with rushed disclosure
A newly discovered set of vulnerabilities in AMD chips is making waves not because of the scale of the flaws, but rather the rushed, market-ready...
Ecobee’s new voice-powered light switch moves closer to whole-home Alexa
Alexa is already everywhere in a lot of homes, thanks to the affordability and ease of installation/setup of the Echo Dot. But Alexa could become...
Neato Botvac D7 Connected hands on review
Robot vacuum cleaners have gone from something of a novelty to a viable alternative to doing your own floor cleaning. While iRobot’s Roomba may be the most recognizable name in...
Samsung turns to Harman to further SmartThings development
Harman and Samsung have entered into a strategic association that will have Harman taking up the SmartThings’ standard and carrying it forward against other Internet...
The Wave is a ring that controls sound as if by magic
Out in the desolate wastes of deepest Iceland, magic blooms. The Icelandic sagas tell of fairy houses to magical rings that control the world and...
Philips releases outdoor connected Hue lighting
Philips Hue products are going outside. Available for purchase this summer in the U.S., the lighting company has a range of new outdoor lighting products...
This robo-bug can improvise its walk like a real insect
There are plenty of projects out there attempting to replicate the locomotion of insects, but one thing that computers and logic aren’t so good at is improvising and adapting the...
These hackers put together a prosthetic Nerf gun
How can you participate in a Nerf gun fight if you’re missing a hand? The ingenious Hackerloop collective of tinkerers solved that problem by putting...
The Tapplock One is a fingerprint padlock with solid smarts
Apple’s Touch ID was a step change in convenience for securing its mobile devices, and now that same level of convenience is available in a...