https://www.pocket-lint.com Find the latest product reviews, news, and buying advice guides across Amazon, Samsung, Apple, and more. We provide in-depth guides and tips on the smart home tech that makes life all the easier. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:00:28 GMT en-US hourly 60 Robot vacuums have come a long way from the loud, limited machines of only a few years ago. Today's models can map your house, pick up debris with powerful suction, avoid obstacles, empty their own bins, and even mop your floors. Once an unknown newcomer, the Roborock name slots easily onto top lists, from the best robot vacuums to the top all-in-one mopping models.

]]> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:00:28 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/best-roborock/ The Echo Dot has been one of Amazon's most popular smart speakers for a long time. It's easy to see why, too, it's one of the most affordable and compact options in the Alexa smart speaker lineup making it perfect for bedrooms, offices, hallways, and any other smaller space in your home.

]]> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:15:13 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/amazon-echo-pop-vs-echo-dot-specs-features-compared/ If there's an electrical appliance that exists, there's a strong chance that you can also get a 'smart' version of it. Some of these products can be incredibly useful, such as smart bulbs, smart plugs, smart vacuum cleaners and smart dishwashers. There's one small problem, however; different smart tech products don't tend to play nicely together. With manufacturers using different communication protocols and proprietary apps, your smart doorbell may not talk to your smart display, even though this would be incredibly useful.

]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:55:13 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/best-smart-home-hub/ Google Assistant, the general voice assistant accessible through Android phones, Nest Audio and Hub devices, and Google's own apps, is losing some features come Jan. 26. Google announced that Google Assistant will no longer be capable of 17 previously available skills, as part of a broader reorganization and refocus around what customers are currently using Assistant for and, it seems, what artificial intelligence projects the company wants to highlight going forward.

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:50:33 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/google-assistant-losing-17-features-explainer/ Alexa relies on a Wi-Fi connection to answer questions -- which means if you move, change internet providers, or update your router, you’ll need to change the Wi-Fi on Alexa. Straight out of the box, Alexa walks new users through the entire set-up process, which includes connecting to a Wi-Fi network.

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:04:45 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/how-to-change-wi-fi-on-alexa/ An A/V receiver is often the centerpiece of your home theater, acting as the wired middle-man between your television, speakers, and other audio and video equipment such as turntables, game consoles, Blu-ray players, etc. making for a nice integrated ecosystem. The thing that complicates that utopian, if complex, system from working is getting anything wireless working at the same time.

]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:40:18 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/best-airplay-receiver/ You're no doubt already very familiar with the Nanoleaf products, it's a company that has produced some impressive in-home smart lights for some time now. But they've all had the same problem, a problem that has caused some people to have to look elsewhere — they only work inside your home. Or at least, they used to.

]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:49:55 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/nanoleaf-smart-lights-now-include-outdoor-options/ Arlo's line of security cameras comes Alexa-enabled to view live footage from an Echo Show or the Alexa app with a simple voice command. But asking Alexa to show you the front door is just scratching the surface of the different ways Arlo and Alexa work together. Because most Arlo cameras detect motion, pairing Arlo and Alexa will also allow you to do things like automatically turn on the smart lights when you walk in the door. But first, of course, you have to understand how to connect Arlo to Alexa.

]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:02:19 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/how-to-connect-arlo-to-alexa-and-what-you-can-do/ Arlo is a well-known name for doorbell cameras and security cameras, but the line of security devices can do more than just show who's at the front door. Arlo can sound a siren or create a motion trigger to activate other smart home devices like lights. But, equally important is what Arlo is not doing -- if you don't want to be inundated with a constant barrage of notifications, Arlo has settings for that too.

]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:06:20 GMT https://www.pocket-lint.com/arlo-tips-and-tricks-master-your-security-camera-and-doorbell/ There are two schools of thought when it comes to the smart home. The first is that the best way to control all your devices is to have some kind of central hub, such as the upcoming Amazon Echo Hub. One downside of this approach is that you need to be near or next to your control hub when you want to make changes or do everything from your phone or tablet.

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