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Are you looking for a smart, flexible security solution that even a chimpanzee with a smartphone can operate? If you have answered in the affirmative, then the battery-powered Google Nest Cam might be perfect for you. The surveillance camera costs $179.99, and you do not need a hub or other smart home products to get started. In this review after spending a few days checking it out, we have managed to distill several obvious strengths and a few weak poits. Lights, camera, action!
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No doubt the smart home makes our lives more comfortable and convenient. However, does it also make our lives more affordable and more sustainable? Yes, that’s absolutely feasible as well. NextPit gives an overview of how it can work out for you in a smart home with energy savings included.
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With the backing of Amazon, Apple, Google, Ikea, Samsung, and other electronics heavyweights, Matter is well positioned to be the smart home standard. With more than 200 brands backing the new specification, and an increasing number of product categories, it can be hard to keep track of which companies support the standard. With that in mind, NextPit compiled a list of companies supporting Matter.
Related: Understand why the new smart home standard matters
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The Ecovacs Deebot T9 AIVI already has the words ‘artificial intelligence’ (albeit in short form) in its name. It now wants to be a particularly smart vacuum robot that also mops your house. Find out how well it does this job and everything else you need to know about this vacuuming and mopping robot in this review.
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The main function of a robot vacuum cleaner is to suck up dust—and some devices feature an extra mopping pad. With the Yeedi Mop Station however, this extra feature—mopping—becomes the main characteristic. With a self-cleaning station, the Yeedi Mop Station is a brilliant concept, but is the execution worth the investment? Check out our review!
Also read: How to choose the best robot vacuum cleaner
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At first glance, the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED looks like a Galaxy Z Fold 4 – on steroids! A second glance revealed a new way of thinking about notebooks. I was able to test the laptop out that was armed with a flexible OLED screen on behalf of NextPit and to reveal how well the concept works in this hands-on.
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To automate your home using Apple’s Home app, in addition to setting up accessories, you can create different rooms and zones so that you can control actions simultaneously. And that’s what we’ll show you in this tutorial on HomeKit.
Related: How to create scenes in the Home app
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To make your smart home even more accessible, Apple offers the option to invite people to control smart devices straight from the Home app. If you live with family or friends, having others use your iCloud account to control the lights, thermostats, and even coffee maker is an extremely easy thing. We show you how to do this in this quick tutorial.
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Did you know that you can create your own Alexa commands that come with custom responses? This is the perfect opportunity to make an Alexa fan happy. Or perhaps you would like to customize your smart home and add your own replies. Thanks to our coffee break today, you’ll only need five minutes to learn how Alexa’s Skill Blueprints work!
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Your name is a little unusual and pronounced incorrectly by Amazon’s Alexa? If that’s the case, then you can easily correct your name’s pronunciation in the Alexa app. You can choose from several options or define the separators and accents in your name yourself. NextPit shows you how this works!