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The Matter logo signifies smart-home devices that will get along well with each other and with Alexa, Siri and the Google Assistant. … Source link

Google gave a glimpse into how the new smart home standard Matter might actually work in our smart homes today, and it’s looking pretty exciting. At its Google Smart Home Developer Summit, the company announced new tools to help developers build devices that work with both Google Home, the new connectivity standard Matter, and across any other Matter-complaint ecosystems. This means that, yes — one day, very soon — the (new) Nest Thermostat could work in the Apple Home app without… Source link

on October 8, 2021 at 8:00 am Russian tech search engine giant Yandex has debuted a new smart speaker called the Station Mini powered by the Alice voice assistant. The Station Mini is an upgrade from the existing version of the smart speaker and the company ois selling a version with an LED display and a version without it. Station Mini With More The new Station Mini looks much like its predecessor but includes several hardware upgrades, including better… Source link

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Any time I go to a birthday party, on vacation, or to a concert, I pull out my smartphone to snap off a few dozen photos. And while I love having those pictures to look back at, I also realize that I’m not actually looking at the events unfolding with my own eyes. Instead, I’m watching my nephew blow out his birthday candles on my phone’s screen. That’s why I was particularly interested in using Facebook (FB) and Ray-Ban’s new Stories. Available for $299, the glasses, which come in… Source link

Chromecasts and other devices powered by Google TV might give users access to free television channels in the future. According to Protocol, Google has been in talks with free, ad-supported streaming television providers about the possibility of adding their channels to its smart TV platform. Those channels typically have a similar feel to traditional TV, and its shows will be interrupted by commercial breaks. Protocol says Chromecast users might be able to browse… Source link

Starting next year, consumers will be able to buy smart home devices — like thermostats, lighting systems and kitchen appliances — that can talk to one another through a new connectivity standard called Matter. Why it matters: Interoperability of home devices has long been a distant dream, but big boys like Amazon, Google and Apple have coalesced around Matter, hoping it will become a common brand name governing the Internet of Things (IoT). How it works: Sometime in 2022, companies… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO — Last Saturday, after a three-mile hike through the Presidio, I stood in a throng of tourists looking at the Golden Gate Bridge. As the crowd snapped photos of the landmark, I decided to join in. But instead of reaching into my pocket for my iPhone, I tapped the side of my Ray-Ban sunglasses until I heard the click of a shutter. Later, I downloaded the photos that my sunglasses had just taken to my phone. The process was instant, simple, unobtrusive — and it was powered by… Source link

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh TASS via Getty Images Billionaire Arkady Volozh, founder and CEO of Russian search engine Yandex, plans to challenge a ruling last week from an arbitration court in Moscow, which bans Yandex from showing results for the term “Smart Voting,” following a complaint from the Russian Federation. The term in question–Smart Voting–is part of an effort by the Russian opposition that has formed around the… Source link

Google Docs, getting smarter. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google is… Source link