Amazon and Google announced a wave of new smart home hardware powered by advanced artificial intelligence. Amazon introduced updated Echo Show displays and Echo speakers featuring the Alexa Plus voice assistant, along with a lineup of Ring cameras that includes a 4K video doorbell and an AI tool for locating missing dogs. Google responded with a major overhaul, embedding its Gemini AI into Google Home devices under the Gemini for Home brand, launching Gemini-capable Nest security cameras, a new video doorbell, and a low‑cost camera series partnered with Walmart, plus a next‑generation Google Home speaker slated for release next year. Leer más →

Google has completed the migration of most Nest-branded smart‑home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app, allowing users to manage their hardware in a single interface. While the software integration marks a significant step, the move comes as Google phases out many legacy Nest products, including the Nest Protect alarm, Nest Secure system, and several camera lines. The company’s hardware strategy appears to pivot toward a limited set of new cameras, doorbells, and a rebranded Google Home speaker, all intended to showcase its Gemini AI. Critics note that the hardware reductions and performance issues raise doubts about the long‑term viability of Google’s smart‑home ecosystem. Leer más →

Google has completed the migration of most Nest-branded smart‑home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app, allowing users to manage their hardware in a single interface. While the software integration marks a significant step, the move comes as Google phases out many legacy Nest products, including the Nest Protect alarm, Nest Secure system, and several camera lines. The company’s hardware strategy appears to pivot toward a limited set of new cameras, doorbells, and a rebranded Google Home speaker, all intended to showcase its Gemini AI. Critics note that the hardware reductions and performance issues raise doubts about the long‑term viability of Google’s smart‑home ecosystem. Leer más →

Google has completed the migration of most Nest-branded smart‑home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app, allowing users to manage their hardware in a single interface. While the software integration marks a significant step, the move comes as Google phases out many legacy Nest products, including the Nest Protect alarm, Nest Secure system, and several camera lines. The company’s hardware strategy appears to pivot toward a limited set of new cameras, doorbells, and a rebranded Google Home speaker, all intended to showcase its Gemini AI. Critics note that the hardware reductions and performance issues raise doubts about the long‑term viability of Google’s smart‑home ecosystem. Leer más →

Google has completed the migration of most Nest-branded smart‑home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app, allowing users to manage their hardware in a single interface. While the software integration marks a significant step, the move comes as Google phases out many legacy Nest products, including the Nest Protect alarm, Nest Secure system, and several camera lines. The company’s hardware strategy appears to pivot toward a limited set of new cameras, doorbells, and a rebranded Google Home speaker, all intended to showcase its Gemini AI. Critics note that the hardware reductions and performance issues raise doubts about the long‑term viability of Google’s smart‑home ecosystem. Leer más →

Google has completed the migration of most Nest-branded smart‑home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app, allowing users to manage their hardware in a single interface. While the software integration marks a significant step, the move comes as Google phases out many legacy Nest products, including the Nest Protect alarm, Nest Secure system, and several camera lines. The company’s hardware strategy appears to pivot toward a limited set of new cameras, doorbells, and a rebranded Google Home speaker, all intended to showcase its Gemini AI. Critics note that the hardware reductions and performance issues raise doubts about the long‑term viability of Google’s smart‑home ecosystem. Leer más →

Arlo announced a new family of security cameras that integrate its Arlo Intelligence artificial‑intelligence platform. The lineup adds upgraded Essential, Pro and Ultra cameras plus indoor and outdoor pan‑tilt models. The Essential series offers budget‑friendly 2K or HD options, while the Pro adds a wider field of view, siren and package alerts, and the Ultra delivers 4K HDR video, two‑way audio and a swappable rechargeable battery. All devices work with the Arlo Secure app and require a subscription after a free trial to unlock full AI features such as person, vehicle and fire detection. Pricing ranges from the low‑end Essential to the premium Ultra, with pre‑orders now open. Leer más →