After kicking off an unpopular pilot test last month, Samsung made the practice of having its expensive smart fridges display […]
Category: smart home
AWS outage reminds us why $2,449 Internet-dependent beds are a bad idea
Some users complained that malfunctioning devices kept them awake for hours. Others bemoaned waking up in the middle of the […]
Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement
Amazon’s Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE. Ring’s Outdoor Cam Pro. Credit: Amazon Law […]
People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads
Amazon Echo Show owners are reporting an uptick in advertisements on their smart displays. The company’s Echo Show smart displays […]
Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18
Bose will brick key features of its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars soon. On Thursday, Bose informed customers that as […]
Researchers design “promptware” attack with Google Calendar to turn Gemini evil
Generative AI systems have proliferated across the technology industry over the last several years to such a degree that it […]
Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard
Whistle pet trackers are headed to the Internet of Things (IoT) graveyard. After releasing its first product in 2013, the […]
Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service
Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its […]
Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update
Some might never have purchased Echelon equipment if they knew the machines might one day fail to work without a […]
Pebblebee tracker’s new SOS alert reminds us that updates can be good for gadgets
Pebblebee is adding a free, helpful feature to already-purchased devices. Today, it announced that its Clip Universal Bluetooth trackers, which […]
