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Philips Hue unveils new outdoor lights, security cam bundle
Add splashes of color to your outdoor walls with Philips Hue's new Dymera decorative light. Also coming soon: a starter kit for Hue's Secure camera.
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Proscenic P11 Mopping review: Half of this 2-in-1 pulls its weight
Adding a mopping feature to a cordless vacuum isn't a bad idea, but the execution here needs improvement.
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Beatbot AquaSense Pro review: A buggy, pricey pool-cleaning bot
This pool-cleaning robot could be the most sophisticated on the market, but we’d wait for Beatbot to squash some bugs before dropping a bundle on one.
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Get ready for more ads on the Roku home screen
Roku already has ads on the home screen of its streaming sticks and TVs, but now it’s eying additional “immersive” and interactive ads, according to a report.
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Lutron Caséta Wireless Outdoor Smart Plug review: Matter not?
This is the best outdoor smart plug for anyone using—or planning to buy—Lutron Caséta smart lighting products. But stay clear if you want Matter compatibility.
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Doubts swirl around Amazon's plans for paid Alexa, report says
Amazon wants to charge for a new, generative AI-powered version of Alexa, but the “Alexa Plus” project has hit choppy waters, according to a report.
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Explore the hidden search features inside your streaming device
How to make the best use of your TV streamer's search tool.
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Anyloop Smart Scale Pro review: Appraisals aplenty, but no Wi-Fi
This inexpensive scale reports 23 measurements in addition to your weight, including heart rate, BMI, and muscle mass, but connectivity is limited to Bluetooth.
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Amazon Fire TV devices can now create AI-generated art
Just give Alexa a prompt, and your supported Fire TV can crank out AI-generated artwork that can be used as wallpaper for your TV screen.
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Matter Casting looks superior to AirPlay, Chromecast. Can it win?
Amazon is spearheading a clever new standard for sending video from phones to TVs. Will anyone care?
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Philips 1000-series electronic deadbolt review: Semi-smart locks
It lacks online connectivity, but this electronic lock has an excellent fingerprint reader and touchpad, and you’re not paying for extra features you might not want.
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Harman and JBL speakers to get even smarter in 2024
You don’t need to pick Alexa or Google Assistant with Harman’s new lineup. Its latest smart speakers support both voice assistants at the same time.
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Ultrahuman Home aims to help you ensure a healthy dwelling
With its new smart home device working in conjunction with its smart ring, Ultrahuman says it can monitor the health of your living quarters as well as your body.
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Airthings breezes into CES with its first smart air purifier
The Airthings Renew boasts a four-stage HEPA filter, auto and whisper-quiet modes, and app control.
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Swann unveils its first personal security device at CES 2024
The Swann ActiveResponse Personal Alarm can be worn, carried, or clipped to a key ring or bag.
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Legrand adds Matter lighting controls to its Radiant Collection
The lighting manufacturer credits Amazon’s Alexa Connect Kit for enabling its engineers to quickly design 5 new products for its Radiant Collection.
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The new Abode Edge Camera boasts 1.5-mile transmission range
This security cam has a Wi-Fi HaLow chip for insane range, on-camera computer vision, and can operate for a full year between battery charges.
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Primax Electronics debuts 3 smart home access solutions at CES
New products include a new smart lock, keyless smart reader, and video doorbell.
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TP-Link’s Tapo smart home collection grows by leaps and bounds
In other CES news, TP-Link announced that its Tapo and Kasa Smart smart home products can now be controlled with the same app.
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Li-ion batteries with silicon anodes could store 65% more energy
With horizontally stacked cells that require less constraint in their packaging, Enovix's 100% silicon anode batteries are said to offer a big boost in energy per gram; i.e., longer battery life.
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This solar cell manufacturer is coming for your batteries
Ambient Photonics has a new dye-sensitized solar cell that could replace the batteries in low-power devices, including contact sensors and TV remotes.
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Smart home device builder Aqara embraces Matter and Thread
Aqara unveiled three new Matter-compatible products: The Hub M3; the Border Router Plug, with Wi-Fi and Thread radios; and the Smart Lock U300 lever lock.
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U-tec expands beyond locks with Matter smart home devices
The company’s all-new U Home initiative is an entire smart home ecosystem with lighting, security, and more.
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Ecovacs combines robot vacuum and mop with a handheld vac
The Deebot X2 Combo keeps everything we loved about the X2 Omni while adding a handheld vacuum that charges and empties at the same base station.
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Google Assistant loses 17 features as Google chops Assistant staff
Music alarms, step-by-step recipes, and managing stopwatches are just some of the features that Nest speakers and displays will lose in the coming weeks.
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Ambient Weather stations to supply data to AccuWeather network
The partnership between the two companies entails AccuWeather incorporating data collected from Ambient Weather stations into its comprehensive forecasts.
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The latest Philips smart lock is a palm reader
It won’t tell your fortune, but it will grant you access to your home when it recognizes the distinct patterns in the palm of your hand.
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This wireless coffee maker pulls water out of thin air
Just insert a coffee pod into the Wi-Fi-enabled Kara Pod and it will brew a cup of joe, no water required.
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LG stole CES with this amazing transparent OLED TV
With its stunning 77-inch transparent screen, the LG OLED T made for one of the best demos at CES 2024. Here's what people are saying.
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Lymow One robot mower lifts its blades to climb over obstacles
This robot mower can lift its front-mounted mowing deck and clamber over 2-inch-high obstacles. Onboard cameras ensure those obstacles aren't living things.
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Govee’s AI-powered HDMI sync box can now handle 8K video
Embracing the HDMI 2.1 standard, Govee’s AI Sync Box Kit 2 can sync PC visuals with your lights while passing through 8K video, or 4K video at 120Hz.
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Eureka announces new 2-in-1 robot vacuum/mop at CES
The J20 features a unique mopping system that prevents cross-contamination between hard and carpeted floor surfaces.
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Aiper reveals 5 robot pool cleaners and its first robot lawn mower
The maker of our favorite robot pool cleaner brings the all-new Scuba series to market. Will Aiper’s expertise with pool cleaners carry over to robot mowers?
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Brisk It's AI-powered NeoSear grills just the way you ask it to
Powered by generative-AI tech, the NeoSear can grill based on your freeform text inputs, as well as respond to cooking errors or other unexpected scenarios.
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The Remo+ DoorCam 3+ security cam features cellular backup
This video doorbell alternative hangs on the top of your door and features cellular connectivity via AT&T's LTE network in addition to Wi-Fi.
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Segway rolls into CES with an upgraded robot lawn mower
Brand-owner Segway-Ninebot is also showing a modular power system that can function as a back-up source of electricity for an entire home.
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GE Profile's indoor smoker keeps the smoke out of your kitchen
The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker can infuse ribs, chicken, and more with barbecue flavor while absorbing and neutralizing the smoke.
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Beatbot Aquasense Pro robot pool cleaner promises to do it all
This AI-powered bot can not only clean your pool from the floor to the waterline—including removing surface debris—but it can also dispense pool clarifier.
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Nanoleaf debuts outdoor lights at CES, but no "learning" lights
Nanoleaf unveiled its first outdoor lights at CES, but its long-awaited "leaning" lights have been held back yet again.
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The WaterCube 100 promises to extract water from the sky
This IoT device can generate a household’s water supply from nothing more than ambient moisture in the air.
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Dreame adds three new smart vacuums to its lineup
At CES 2024, Dreame is unveiling a new robot vacuum and mop combo, a wet-dry vacuum, and a cordless vacuum.
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Hisense boasts high dimming zone counts and brightness in its 2024 TVs
Hisense's 2024 UX-series TVs deliver staggering specs in the larger-size models, and better tech has trickled down to its less-expensive U-series.
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Current Backyard aims to electrify outdoor grilling in 2024
Pitmasters no longer need to choose between gas, charcoal, or pellets. Current’s new grill and griddle run on electricity and connect over Wi-Fi.
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Samsung SmartThings gets a Map View, QR codes, and a TV-centered UI
The grand promise is to deliver a lifestyle where “entertainment and home efficiency easily coexist.”
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Bemis Bio Bidet BB-1200 bidet toilet seat features app control
Worried about dropping your phone when you go? It comes with a wireless remote, too.
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Seergrills announces AI-powered Perfecta grill at CES
The Perfecta grill promises to reduce cooking times by 90 percent and is available for preorder now.
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TCL touts "High-zone" mini-LED TVs and new processors in 2024
Mini-LED backlights with up to 20,000 dimming zones is TCL's big talking point, but smart processing trickling down to its mid-range TVs is welcome news, too.
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You can unlock the Lockly Visage smart lock with your face
Facial recognition tech adds a hands-free means of opening your door, while a new hub will render it and most of Lockly's other smart locks Matter compatible.
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Roborock to reveal six new cleaning solutions at CES
Roborock's product lineup at CES 2024 includes four robot vacuum-and-mop combos and two wet-dry vacuums.
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