home automation

Google’s decision to replace the long-serving Google Assistant on Nest and Google Home devices with a Gemini-powered assistant — branded Gemini for Home and launching into early access on October 1, 2025 — is one of the most consequential shifts in the smart‑home assistant market in years...

IFA 2025 made one thing unavoidably clear: artificial intelligence is no longer an experimental sidebar at trade shows — it’s the main stage. From conversational TV companions to penguin-like domesticated robots and a self‑flushing cat toilet that promises to log your pet’s health metrics, AI...

Microsoft’s Copilot AI has arrived on Samsung’s 2025 smart TVs and smart monitors, bringing a voice‑driven, conversational assistant and animated on‑screen persona to the living room at no extra cost — initially on select Micro LED, Neo QLED, OLED, The Frame and The Frame Pro models, plus the...

Microsoft’s Copilot is arriving on Samsung’s 2025 smart screens, bringing conversational AI, context-aware recommendations, and Microsoft 365—style productivity features to a range of TVs and smart monitors through Samsung’s Vision AI framework and an embedded Copilot web experience. This shift...

Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...

Windows Media Center, once hailed as the heart of the home theater PC, continues to cast a long shadow over the modern Windows experience. Years after its discontinuation, a resilient community of enthusiasts has revived the rich, all-in-one digital media hub—bringing classic DVR, TV streaming...

In the evolving landscape of digital assistants, Microsoft's Cortana once held promise as a voice-activated companion for Windows users. However, its integration fell short of expectations, leading to its discontinuation in 2023. Filling this void, Talk2Windows emerges as a free, open-source...

After a whirlwind week spent with Alexa+ Early Access on Amazon’s latest Echo Show devices, it’s easy to see why Amazon’s ambitions for AI in the home are generating so much buzz—and a fair share of scrutiny. Alexa+, still in early beta, promises a reinvention of Amazon’s smart assistant...

The true power of Home Assistant lies not just in its robust compatibility with a vast ecosystem of smart devices, but in the unique automations that turn a collection of connected gadgets into a cohesive, intelligent home environment. While most users start with simple, single-device triggers...

At first glance, single-board computers (SBCs) like the Raspberry Pi exude a mystique that deters many would-be tinkerers and even experienced computer users. Perhaps their small form factor, exposed circuitry, or the persistent perception of limited capabilities contribute to common myths about...

The rise of self-hosted digital services has given enthusiasts and privacy-conscious users new opportunities to reclaim control over their data and digital workflows. Traditionally, many have seen network-attached storage (NAS) as an essential foundation—a dedicated, always-on device optimized...

For those passionate about taking back control from the endless sprawl of cloud platforms, self-hosting a digital ecosystem is no longer the exclusive domain of IT professionals armed with expensive Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. Over recent years, the landscape has shifted...

Microsoft’s campaign to reposition Windows 11 as an indispensable productivity and AI powerhouse has reached another contentious checkpoint this week with the rollout of its long-delayed Recall feature for Copilot+ PCs. But as security and privacy experts continue to dissect Microsoft’s promises...

If you’re accustomed to barking orders like “Hey Google, change the channel!” at your LG TV while never actually finding the remote, it’s time to brace for a reality check: Google Assistant is officially making its exit from LG smart televisions, starting this May. No, this isn’t an April Fool’s...

It probably wasn’t on your 2025 bingo card to revisit a discontinued home automation relic threatened by remote hackers with a penchant for credential snatching, but here we are: the Schneider Electric Wiser Home Controller WHC-5918A is back in the limelight—and not for a firmware upgrade. If...

If your smart home budget is falling victim to subscription creep, you’re not alone. Each month, another little chunk peels off your hard-earned savings to pay for cloud storage, ad-blockers, media streaming, finance apps, or that “premium” password manager you only seem to use begrudgingly. But...

Microsoft Research is ushering in a new era for AI with its recently unveiled foundation model, Magma. Designed to seamlessly integrate digital and physical interactions, Magma is a multimodal AI agent that not only navigates complex software interfaces but also orchestrates robotic manipulation...

Welcome to the future, where your TV is no longer just a passive screen in the corner of your living room but an active participant in your entertainment and daily life. Microsoft, riding the AI wave with its “Copilot” branding, is taking this concept to the next level by working with heavy...

It seems like the days of your TV being a simple "dumb" box to feed you endless episodes of your favorite sitcoms are rapidly fading into history. In a significant move that firmly positions smart TVs as multi-functional technological powerhouses, Samsung and LG have announced a partnership with...

CES 2025 is in full swing, and the buzzword of the day in the living room tech space? Artificial intelligence. Taking center stage, Samsung and LG announced their 2025 smart TV lineups, and yes—both brands are officially bringing Microsoft Copilot AI integration to your screens. Let’s decode...