You can build these marble runs and connect them to your smart home over Wi-Fi
You can build these marble runs and connect them to your smart home over Wi-Fi Using suction cups, sticky putty, and even Lego plates, Marblelous marble runs can be built on flat vertical surfaces. | Image: Marblelous Marble run toys typically rely on just gravity to send a marble careening through a complex maze of […]
Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories
Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories My home network is a small miracle of backward compatibility, slinging data across 60-plus devices that span five generations of Wi-Fi. Everything on it, from my iPhone 15 Pro all the way down to my Nintendo Wii, manages to connect to the internet, most of […]
Ring’s founder is back at Amazon
Ring's founder is back at Amazon Ring’s founder is back at Amazon Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returned to Amazon this week, coming back to the company just about two years after he left, Bloomberg reports. He’s now a vice president at the company, and he will be heading up the Ring, Blink, Amazon Key, and […]
Z-Wave is remaking itself to find a new place in your smart home
Z-Wave is remaking itself to find a new place in your smart home The invention of Matter was a grand kumbaya moment for the smart home. Built on the foundations of almost every concept smart home companies had dreamed up â from Appleâs HomeKit to Googleâs Thread â the idea was to create a new […]
Philips Hue bulbs and lighting kits are deeply discounted today only
Philips Hue bulbs and lighting kits are deeply discounted today only I’m always on the lookout for deals on Philips Hue gear, in part because that stuff’s expensive and I’m not keen on paying full price. Still, it’s worth the money to get the lighting exactly how I want it in each room — down […]
Spec-tacular week
Spec-tacular week So much of our online and technological lives rely on standards, the sets of rules designed to make sure our favorite gadgets and services work together. At their best, they make everything work seamlessly, and we never need to worry about what’s happening behind the scenes. But at their worst, they leave us […]
Robot vacuums are getting upgraded support for Apple Home
Robot vacuums are getting upgraded support for Apple Home Several companies, including iRobot, have announced updates and support for Apple Home through Matter. | Image: iRobot The release of Apple’s iOS 18.4 on Monday includes good news for robot vacuum owners. The update includes support for controlling robot vacuums and adding them to automations and […]
SwitchBot’s smart button pusher is 30 percent off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
SwitchBot's smart button pusher is 30 percent off for Amazon's Big Spring Sale SwitchBot’s smart button pusher is 30 percent off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale The simple contraption quickly attaches to both buttons and rocker switches. Smart plugs are great, but unfortunately, they can’t automate everything. Thankfully, there is a cheap cube-like contraption called […]
Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages
Samsung's latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages Samaung’s new Bespoke AI Jet Ultra cordless stick vacuum has an AI cleaning mode that senses floor types and automatically adjusts suction power and brush speed. In our notification-heavy world, there […]
BougeRV’s telescopic lantern is ridiculously versatile
BougeRV's telescopic lantern is ridiculously versatile BougeRV’s telescopic lantern is ridiculously versatile Itâs sold as an outdoor camplight, but BougeRVâs very bright LED lantern is really a multifunctional work lamp for any place that needs an extra dose of lighting. Itâs rechargeable and compact enough to serve as a long-lasting flashlight with three swiveling LED panels that […]