Smart Home

There are a ton of smart home products on the market, and before I arrived at this year’s IFA, I thought I had seen all the category had to offer. Among the endless voice assistant enabled speakers, home security systems and robot vacuums, I managed to find something new: Moodo. Could this be the next big smart home device?

The Philips SmartSleep promises to improve the quality of your sleep, but can this smart headband really deliver. Oh, and did we mention it looks bizzare!?

Sonos just made three new announcements at IFA 2018 which will make your connected home work better, look better and sound better. Here are the details on the new set of APIs, the partnership with Sonance for architectural speakers, and of course, the new hardware: the Sonos Amp.

Technology is entering all aspects of our daily lives: phones, washing machines, toothbrushes and even vacuum cleaners. Technology can do a lot of things very well, but apparently it's not ready to clean up properly.

JBL and Google's partnership on the Link series, offers two larger smart speaker that are compatible with Google Assistant, the JBL Link 300 and the bigger JBL Link 500. Are they real alternatives to the Google Home? We gave them a try to find out.

Nokia (or Withings now since its acquisition) offers various health-related products. Among these, we tested the Nokia Sleep. This tracker watched the quality of my sleep for many nights. Here's the result!

Problems with the configuration and use of Google Home (mini) and Chromecast? It isn't the fault of you or your device: Google is aware of the problem and is already working on the fix! Here's what to do if you're experiencing issues with Google Home, Home Mini, or Chromecast.

At their E3 press conference, Bethesda seemed to have some fun with us with the announcement of Skyrim: Very Special Edition, playable with voice control on Amazon Alexa (not to mention a version for Etch-a-sketch). But no, it's real, and you can play it on your device! Find out all about it here.

Anker's second smart home brand is called Eufy. With smart lighting and other accessories, it will turn your home into a robot-supported smart home of the future. We started small and tested the Eufy Lumos Smart Bulb: smart lights without bridge.

Nest Hello is the smart proposal of the well-known American company that focuses on home security. The intelligent video door entry system, with Google Assistant support, has just arrived in the UK and lets you know who is in front of your door, wherever you are. Here's how it works and how much it costs.

Smart homes should bring the Internet of Things into your home, but many of the things don't really want to work together. One of the possible solutions is called Conrad Collect. Behind the well-known name is a new company with an interesting concept.

The Blink and Blink XT security cameras are completely wireless, battery-powered WiFi surveillance cameras. We tested the Blink XT model and we'll share the device's advantages and disadvantages with you.

The Riva Arena Wi-Fi speakers position themselves as an alternative to Sonos Play:1 speakers. Riva's speakers come with stereo mode, multi-room functions, and a few other special features. We'll take a look at what Riva offers in our review.

Netatmo has once against sent us test equipment for its weather station. We used these devices to measure the beginning of Spring in 2018. We'll explain to you why this weather station is still exciting after five years and why it's becoming more and more relevant.

Z-Wave, ZigBee, EnOcean, DECT-ULE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and many other wireless connections are causing an awful mess in the smart home ecosystem. Nevertheless, it's possible to network IoT devices from different manufacturers. We'll introduce you to the Athom Homey system, which is able to form a bridge between all these devices.

Many were surprised when the Moto G6 was unveiled because of its stark differences from its predecessors. In this article, we explore what Motorola's goals might have been when designing its new mid-range smartphone.

Do you hate cleaning up around the house? Xiaomi has the solution: the Mi Robot vacuum cleaner. We've tested the first generation of this Roomba-like device, and we like the results. Read on for our full review.

Google Home has a powerful opponent coming from Japan. A smart speaker with Bluetooth, NFC, 360º sound and all the possibilities of Google Assistant. Meet the Sony speaker LF-S50G, the smart home solution from the makers of the Walkman and Playstation.

Google Home and its Mini version are both versatile smart speakers, but at first it can be difficult to understand what they can and cannot do. In this article we'll shed come light on major doubts that users have with the devices.

Wireless speakers, multi-room audio, music streaming, and smart speakers are bringing new options to the table. So which one is the right one for you? This article will serve as buying guide.