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Lenovo’s cute Smart Clock 2 now comes with a wireless charger for your phone

Lenovo’s cute Smart Clock 2 now comes with a wireless charger for your phone

Lenovo's new Smart Clock 2 with Google Assistant has a cute new design and a helpful new feature: A wireless charging plinth with a built-in night light.
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The last thing we need is to connect smart home gear to Ethernet

The last thing we need is to connect smart home gear to Ethernet

There are benefits to using Ethernet, but Wi-Fi is more than sufficient in most cases. Ethernet should be a last resort.
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Wyze Home Monitoring System can now detect leaks and climate changes at home

Wyze Home Monitoring System can now detect leaks and climate changes at home

Wyze is adding two new devices to its home monitoring system, a wireless leak sensor probe with an optional extension, and a battery-powered climate monitor.
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New Level smart lock may be the smallest ever made, but it has tons of features

New Level smart lock may be the smallest ever made, but it has tons of features

The Level Lock is the smallest smart lock ever made, with a host of smart features like touch, voice, and keycard control.
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Generark HomePower 2 emergency backup generator can charge EVs and much more

Generark HomePower 2 emergency backup generator can charge EVs and much more

Don't settle for backup power that can't handle most of life's appliances and devices. This power tower can recharge anything.
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This smart sensor gives you a first row seat to birds singing in your backyard

This smart sensor gives you a first row seat to birds singing in your backyard

Terra pipes real-world nature sounds into your home, and helps track bird migration too!
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Fingerbot Plus has more pressing power to make dumb appliances smart

Fingerbot Plus has more pressing power to make dumb appliances smart

The Fingerbot Plus can activate almost any switch and turn any regular device into a smart device.
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Apple TV gets FaceTime integration and Spatial Audio

Apple TV gets FaceTime integration and Spatial Audio

New features coming to the Apple TV and Apple TV app bring greater integration with FaceTime and Apple's AirPods line of wireless headphones.
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Siri’s coming to third-party devices with latest HomeKit update

Siri’s coming to third-party devices with latest HomeKit update

Apple's HomeKit smart home platform is focused on the HomePod and Siri compatibility, pushing the company to a better standing in the smart home market.
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Philips Hue smart light app revamped, adds geofencing capabilities

Philips Hue smart light app revamped, adds geofencing capabilities

A rework of the Philips Hue app adds new features for Hue lighting, including the ability to add geofencing capabilities to lights to avoid scheduling problems.
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Instant Brands leaps from multicookers to the new Instant Air Purifier

Instant Brands leaps from multicookers to the new Instant Air Purifier

Instant, known for its Instant Pot line and related kitchen appliances, is moving into new markets with the Instant Air Purifier, lab-tested against COVID-19.
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This portable dishwasher can go wherever you go to clean and sanitize dishes

This portable dishwasher can go wherever you go to clean and sanitize dishes

No budget or space for a full-size dishwasher? Capsule is a portable dishwasher that can handle daily dishes and bigger pots too.
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Nanoleaf Elements look like wooden smart light panels on your wall

Nanoleaf Elements look like wooden smart light panels on your wall

Nanoleaf Elements are a decorative smart lighting system that look like real wood, with customized backlighting that creates unique effects.
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Ring’s Neighbors app gets more transparent with latest update

Ring’s Neighbors app gets more transparent with latest update

Starting the week of June 7, users of Ring's Neighbors app can expect some changes to the real-time crime watch tool. Here's what to expect.
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Eufy’s new floodlight camera with 360-degree pan and tilt is the ultimate watch guard

Eufy’s new floodlight camera with 360-degree pan and tilt is the ultimate watch guard

Eufy has announced four brand-new outdoor cameras, including one with 360-degree pan and tilt capabilities.
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Wyze Cordless Vacuum undercuts rivals with ridiculously low pricing

Wyze Cordless Vacuum undercuts rivals with ridiculously low pricing

The Wyze Cordless Vacuum is the company's latest addition to its vacuum lineup, featuring dual motors, an LED touchscreen, and three layers of filtration.
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Smart homes can save you money, but it goes beyond just monitoring electricity

Smart homes can save you money, but it goes beyond just monitoring electricity

Power X is a startup out of New York that proposes to turn your hot water heater into a 'battery' by using its stored heat energy more efficiently.
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Wyze Night Light senses you in the dark to brighten your path

Wyze Night Light senses you in the dark to brighten your path

No need to stumble aimlessly in the dark because the Wyze Night Light will know you're there and automatically illuminate your path.
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Smart home fragmentation may become thing of the past thanks to Matter protocol

Smart home fragmentation may become thing of the past thanks to Matter protocol

Tired of having to use multiple device apps to run your smart home? Google and a handful of other smart tech developers have big plans for unifying smart gear.
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Google’s Project Starline is a magic mirror to bring 3D video chatting to life

Google’s Project Starline is a magic mirror to bring 3D video chatting to life

Google’s Project Starline is working to make it possible for you to view a life-sized 3D model of a loved one when communicating with them.
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A Eufy security breach might have shown your home to total strangers

A Eufy security breach might have shown your home to total strangers

A privacy breach at Eufy resulted in users seeing through other people's cameras and accessing their contact information.
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5 new Google Assistant features you can try right now

5 new Google Assistant features you can try right now

Google Assistant has new features that can help you remember chores, put the kids to bed, and much more.
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Enabot’s new roving camera is like Star Wars’ BB-8 for the home

Enabot’s new roving camera is like Star Wars’ BB-8 for the home

The Ebo Air and Ebo SE are BB-8-like robots that roam around your home and keep an eye on activity, pets, and relatives.
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The Proscenic P10 Pro has Dyson-like features without the Dyson cost

The Proscenic P10 Pro has Dyson-like features without the Dyson cost

Want to replace the heavy vac you've been carting around for years? Ditch the diesel and upgrade to the lightweight Proscenic P10 Pro 4-in-1 Cordless Vacuum.
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Swann Xtreem security camera boasts 6-month battery, heat and motion sensing

Swann Xtreem security camera boasts 6-month battery, heat and motion sensing

The Swann Extreme security camera has a six-month battery life and heat-sensing capabilities to reduce false alerts.
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Meet the exercise bike that wants you to play video games while working out

Meet the exercise bike that wants you to play video games while working out

The Playpulse One is part exercise bike, part game console, and part entertainment center all in one.
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The Moorebot Scout is a roving security camera robot that’ll patrol your home

The Moorebot Scout is a roving security camera robot that’ll patrol your home

The Scout is a tiny, smart A.I.-powered security drone with four wheels and a camera that automatically patrols your home and yard.
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Not too big, not too small. The Coway Airmega 250 air purifier is just right

Not too big, not too small. The Coway Airmega 250 air purifier is just right

The Coway Airmega 250 can purify the air in larger spaces despite a compact size that makes it perfect for studio apartments.
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Robot vacuum with triple lidar system has eyes to help it avoid poop

Robot vacuum with triple lidar system has eyes to help it avoid poop

The 360 Smartlife S10 Robot Vacuum Cleaner promises to never again run over animal poop and drag it through your house.
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The rise of smart speakers shows why it matters to have sustainable packaging

The rise of smart speakers shows why it matters to have sustainable packaging

While the gadgets inside of packages are most important, you'll be astounded by the amount of potential waste from the packaging.
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This contactless smart baby monitor can track sleeping and respiratory patterns

This contactless smart baby monitor can track sleeping and respiratory patterns

The Miku Pro Smart Baby Monitor tracks your child's sleeping and breathing patterns without any wires or attached sensors.
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Apple AirTag will track down missing gadgets and valuables for $29

Apple AirTag will track down missing gadgets and valuables for $29

Apple just announced its minuscule, attachable tracker called AirTag during its Spring Loaded event. Now you won't have trouble finding misplaced items.
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Finally, you can use a Google Nest smart speaker or display to find an iPhone

Finally, you can use a Google Nest smart speaker or display to find an iPhone

Google Assistant can now find your phone for you, even if it's an iPhone.
EZVIZ C6W

This 360-degree pan-and-tilt camera captures 2K video, and it’s only $90

This 360-degree pan-and-tilt camera captures 2K video, and it’s only $90

Looking for an indoor security camera? The EZVIZ C6W offers 2K video capture, 360-degree panning, and an intuitive app for additional home monitoring functions.