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I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have ...

Google's Gemini can now help you create advanced automation scripts in Google Home, but it's still complicated and riddled with errors. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home ...

Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years. In a post this evening, Google’s lead for Home and Nest has acknowledged Assistant ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via ...

Google's voice assistant is getting phased out in favor of the more chatty Gemini: Here's how that could affect your smart home and Nest products. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types ...

Google hosted its annual I/O developers keynote at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California today, announcing multiple new products and services related to Android, search, messaging, ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Google I/O 2026 brought massive Gemini AI upgrades to existing smart speakers, but the promised $99 Google Home device ...