I’ve tested enough “smart” home gadgets that promised to fix my cleaning routine and ended up collecting dust instead of removing it. So when I saw Acer — a brand most of us associate with laptops and monitors — pushing a cordless vacuum cleaner in Indonesia, I raised an eyebrow. A 20,000 Pa wireless vacuum […]
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Alexa+ Rolls Out in the US, But Prime Members Clearly Win
Everyone treats Alexa like it’s already an AI assistant. It isn’t—and Alexa+ is Amazon finally admitting that. Alexa+ has been in Early Access for a while, but now Amazon is flipping the switch for everyone in the US. There’s real potential here, but also a very clear hierarchy: Prime users at the top, everyone else […]
Chipolo Loop and Card: Rechargeable, but Why Now?
Everyone’s acting like the new Chipolo Loop and Card finally fix Bluetooth trackers. I’m not convinced. Rechargeable sounds great on paper, but in a category built on “slap it on and forget it,” Chipolo’s big move feels several years late and not nearly ambitious enough. Bluetooth tracker fatigue is real. Between Apple AirTags, Tile, Samsung […]
How to Use Nest Camera Live View on Pixel Watch 2
The Nest Camera live view on Pixel Watch 2 might be Google’s most practical smartwatch upgrade this year, but only if it actually works for you. Google is finally backporting two Pixel Watch 3 software perks to the older Pixel Watch 2, and the headliner is direct Nest Cam live view on your wrist. On […]