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The Babylon 5 animated movie is B5: The Road Home, and here’s what it’s about
The basic synopsis, via THR: “Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple…
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Spotify enables app widget for iOS 16 home and lock screens on iPhone
The new version of Spotify now supports iOS 16 widgets, so you can have a swift way to get to…
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The Home Assistant SkyConnect is a combination Zigbee and Thread dongle for better smart home control
My smart home has been a mess for a while. Before writing this, it was a combination of a Hue…
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Belkin’s smart home brand Wemo is backing away from Matter
Wemo, Belkin’s smart home company, has paused development of Matter smart home devices. In an email exchange, Debra Benson, a…
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Xbox February update includes Google Home app support and ‘carbon aware’ downloads
With the update, Xbox consoles are able to be “carbon aware” of when to perform game downloads and updates by…
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Samsung SmartThings Station review: a great smart home hub if you live in Samsung’s galaxy
I am a fan of multipurpose smart home hubs. No one has the space or patience for yet another single-function…
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Matter: everything you need to know about the new smart home protocol
Matter is a common language for smart home devices. It’s designed to simplify everything about the smart home, from purchase…
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A roundup of all the new Matter smart home devices announced at CES 2023
From Central Hall to The Venetian, Matter was the buzzword throughout CES 2023 this year, with most companies even remotely…
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Schneider Home: a smart home where the electricity isn’t so dumb
I don’t know if Schneider Electric will be the one to crack it, but I like what it’s promising here…
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Apple apparently pulls the new iOS 16.2 Home app architecture upgrade
Apple has apparently removed the option to upgrade to the new HomeKit architecture on devices running iOS 16.2. The change…
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How to swap out your Wi-Fi router without disconnecting all your smart home devices
When it’s finally time to get a new Wi-Fi router, there’s no need to panic. Whether you’ve switched internet service…
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Google’s putting its Lens image search right on its home page
Google has been integrating its Lens image recognition tech into several of its products for quite a while now, including…
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