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Ikea and Sonos have introduced the Symfonisk, a hybrid of lamp and loudspeaker, which is quite promising - also in price.

Google Home Hub was presented last October but has never crossed the ocean to reach Europe. Is this the time?

Of 150 smart home predictions made since 1988, 7 out of 10 are possible today, and two-thirds are already in homes. What does it all mean?

The smart home revolution and integration of digital assistants and connected products is growing. Resistance exists, but it is futile. Here's why.

Why buy an Amazon Echo Show? Because it offers special functions not available on other smart speakers! Here are the ones you need to know!

Google has made a nice mess: by announcing Google Assistant in Nest Secure it lets slip the presence of a 'secret' microphone. Oops.

How much does your smart home cost? How much electricity does it use? Here are the costs, consumption and waste of the most popular products!

A new consumer study indicates that users of smart speakers are highly loyal to a single brand they have purchased.

Smart home gadgets are trendy, but can be intimidating if you are not tech-savvy. This is why we've created a list of easy-to-use practical gadgets.

My colleague Simone recently moved. Could two geeks like us miss the opportunity to turn an empty apartment into a smart home? Of course not!

Announced last year, the partnership between IKEA and Sonos is about to bear fruit. In August we will see smart speakers integrated into the furniture!

A German regional court, specifically the one in Munich, ordered the retail giant not to accept any more orders for its Amazon Dash buttons.

Google has stopped the production of Chromecast Audio and frankly, I can't say that I'm going to miss it! Here's why...

Simplehuman, the manufacturer of bathroom equipment, has joined the hi-tech world and entered CES 2019 with new smart home products, including a mirror complete with Google Assistant that aims to be a butler for your bathroom. Here's what we know so far.

The days of peepholes are over. With smart video doorbells you always know who's at your door - even when you're not at home.

A mysterious IKEA catalog for 2030 shows us what smart devices await us in the near future. Gardening drones, anti-Wi-Fi beds and moss as a carpet. What would you like to see for sale today?

Last week, Xiaomi and IKEA announced a partnership to bring the Chinese company's AI assistant to the Swedish brand's smart lighting system. However, if the two firms put their heads together, they could really take over the smart home market in a big way. Here's why.

At their E3 press conference, Bethesda seemed to have some fun with us with the announcement of Skyrim: Very Special Edition, playable with voice control on Amazon Alexa (not to mention a version for Etch-a-sketch). But no, it's real, and you can play it on your device! Find out all about it here.

Nest Hello is the smart proposal of the well-known American company that focuses on home security. The intelligent video door entry system, with Google Assistant support, has just arrived in the UK and lets you know who is in front of your door, wherever you are. Here's how it works and how much it costs.

Smart homes should bring the Internet of Things into your home, but many of the things don't really want to work together. One of the possible solutions is called Conrad Collect. Behind the well-known name is a new company with an interesting concept.