A proper smart home needs a smart home hub – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. When you’re blending smart home devices from a bunch of different manufacturers, you need a home automation hub to get ...

The Google Nest Hub is a solid device for you to use as your base of operation. As the name suggests, it lets you control your whole home from just one device and, depending on the version you get ...

Google's smart speakers have been called many names, starting with the Google Home, which launched globally in 2016. Going up against Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo speakers ... and that's exactly what ...

While you can ask Alexa or Google Assistant to play a video ... smart sensing audio Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) $100 Matter, Sleep Sensing, 7-inch touchscreen, temperature sensor, 2.4 and 5 GHz ...

The Google Home Public Preview Program is now rolling out support for the Nest Cam IQ Indoor and Outdoor (2017), as well as the Nest Hub Max (2019).

That's a nice inclusion that'll let you connect Zigbee lights, locks, sensors, and other devices to your setup without the need for a separate hub ... as Alexa, making the $50 Google Nest Mini ...

While Apple and Samsung are some of the biggest tech companies out there with comprehensive ecosystems, if you’d rather not go with either, then Google’s ecosystem might be a good option.

I've been covering technology for five decades and even I can't handle smart home setups – and that's a big problem.

If it’s the Google Nest Mini or Nest Audio, you’ll see a line of white lights moving from left to right. If you have a Google Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max, it will tell you on the screen when it’s ...

Samsung and LG smart monitors use the same OSes as their respective smart TVs. LG and Samsung TVs are better at keeping ads ...

The Google Nest Hub. Here are a few other things we liked ... Cons Only integrates with Alexa, Google and Apple Watch, while other providers have more extensive smart home integration.