smart home
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Google Opens Google Home to Outside AI Agents, Not Just Gemini
Google’s new Home MCP connector lets third-party AI agents read and control your smart home. Here’s who gets it, and the privacy tradeoff.
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Gemini for Home Can Now Chain Two Commands Into One Sentence
Google’s September 2 release notes let Gemini for Home combine a media command with a smart home command, plus alarm fixes and an automation…
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Ring Makes TAKE Encryption the Default for Everyone From September
Ring’s new TAKE encryption becomes the worldwide default from September. Here is what changes on your cameras, and why it is not end-to-end encryption.
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Google Home Update Adds Kelvin Light Commands, but Only in Early Access
Google’s August 20 Home changelog adds kelvin light commands, two-step broadcasts and a 360p camera fix. The voice features are Gemini early access only.
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Apple’s Screen-Equipped HomePod Surfaces in macOS Beta Code
A macOS 26.7 beta leaks Apple’s unannounced HomePod with a display: watch-style Faces, a wall-mount variant, and widgets that hide when your iPhone is…
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Alexa+ Is Now Free on Fire TV in the US, No Prime Needed
Amazon has dropped the $19.99/month paywall: Alexa+ is now free on compatible US Fire TV devices. Here is what is included and what still…
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Google Home Gets Interactive AI Storytime, Smarter Alarms, and Five New Camera Brands
Google’s August 5 update adds Gemini-powered Interactive Storytime, improved alarm and timer handling, support for Eufy, Tapo, Wyze, Reolink, and Nanit cameras, and automations…
