What is a smart speaker, and what makes it great?

The smart speaker is becoming like any other household utility: ubiquitous arguably to the point of being mundane, but that doesn’t mean you should blindly explore the world of smart speakers. Rather than risking buyer’s remorse, we’ve laid out the key smart speaker features to keep an eye on when shopping around. Editor’s note: this […]

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Best smart speakers

It’s hard to know what to look for when picking out a smart speaker. After all, there are many options for each interface, be it Google, Amazon, or Apple. Today, we’re breaking down the best smart speakers for your needs and have listed something for everyone. Editor’s note: this article was updated on June 22, […]

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Best Alexa speakers

Smart speakers are everywhere and Amazon is one of the big three competitors with skin in the game. Not only does the company have a line of proprietary smart speakers, but there are also plenty of great third-party options. Read on to learn about which is the best Alexa speaker for you. The Amazon Echo […]

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Samsung Galaxy Home Mini finally coming after the new phones

Samsung has been busy the past few months working on the upcoming Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy Z Flip. There is a number of fans waiting for another product though: the Galaxy Home smart speaker. At least one model will be available soon–the Samsung Galaxy Home Mini. The smart speaker arena is relatively new but […]

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Samsung to (finally) release Galaxy Home Mini in early 2020

If you thought that Samsung was giving up on its smart speaker dreams, we apparently guessed wrong. At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Korean OEM announced that they will finally be releasing their Galaxy Home Mini sometime in early 2020. But while the smart speaker market is a bit crowded already […]

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Belkin outs smart speaker + wireless charger, new power chargers

Belkin was last mentioned here almost two years ago. Back in March 2018, Foxconn officially acquired Belkin, Wemo, and Linksys with an $866 million deal. That’s almost a billion and now we’re curious what happened to the acquisition. We believe it was all for good especially for the companies snapped up by Foxconn. Belkin did […]

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New Lenovo smart solutions unveiled at CES 2020

Lenovo has prepared for the CES 2020. This week in Las Vegas, the company that now owns Motorola is introducing a slew of new smart products. Lenovo wants the world to get “smarter” with its numerous smartphones and smart devices starting with the home. So you already have your beloved smartphone. It doesn’t matter from […]

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Galaxy Home Mini displayed at Samsung Developer Conference

While we still don’t know when we will see the previously announced Samsung Galaxy Home, we now at least have seen the actual model of the Galaxy Home Mini. The smaller version of the Bixby-powered smart speaker is currently on display at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. However, we also don’t know […]

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