Author: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Send a text via satellite if you get a flat outside of cell range.

The new JBL Authentics line is the first to offer simultaneous voice assistants on a smart speaker.

iRobot has two new Roombas: the Combo j5 Plus and Combo i5 Plus robot vacuum mops.

The new Blink Outdoor 4 security camera now has person detection.

Amazon’s latest budget smart speaker looks good, but it doesn’t bring much else to the party.

The Family Hub Plus is Samsung’s eighth generation of its smart fridge.

The Dyson 360 Vis Nav is Dyson’s first robot vac in the US since the Eye 360 launched in 2016.

The smart speakers are getting an update to let them act as smoke alarm listeners. When they hear a smoke or CO alarm, they will send an alert to your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.

A free, over-the-air update will make Google’s new Nest Thermostat (2020) the first thermostat to support the new smart home standard Matter. This also means it will now work natively with Apple Home.

Tovala’s meal delivery service made lunchtime a breeze, but the oven wasn’t a good fit for the rest of my cooking needs.