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Chord Electronics’ Poly streamer gives smartphones Hi-Fi-quality

EI was invited to the grand launch event of British high-performance audio specialist, Chord Electronics's new portable music streamer, Poly, that combines with...

Assa Abloy Acquires August To Revolutionise Smart Locking

August Home, the smart lock manufacturer, has officially been acquired by ASSA Abloy, the parent company of Yale...

Google, Nest Share Vision for Home-Technology Pros

For the first time at a major trade event, Google and Nest shared a booth at CEDIA 2017, the trade show for home-technology integrators...

Honeywell Turns To Crowdfunding For DIY Home Security System

Honeywell is hoping to crowdfund its latest home security product, despite a market capitalisation of $109 billion and a 111 year history...

Alexa Finally Supports Multi-User Voice Recognition

Amazon Alexa is set to support multi-user voice recognition, with the AI giving personalised responses based on who is talking ...

Google Sold A Home Speaker Every Second Since Mini Launch

Early Google Home Mini Units Hit By Major Privacy Flaw

Early Google Home Mini units have had a major feature nixed after it was discovered the device was almost constantly recording audio...

Forget The Apple HomePod, The Google Home Max Is The Smart Speaker For Music Lovers

The Google Home Max is in direct competition with Apple’s HomePod, although Google’s offering is considerably larger and weighs significantly more...

Google Home Mini Is An Echo Dot Alternative For The Wireless Generation

Google now offers an alternative to the Amazon Echo Dot, in the form of the Google Home Mini – but how does it stack up?...

Nest Finally Leverages The Google Assistant

Nest products are now better integrated with the Google Assistant, with users able to beam camera streams to a Chromecast-enabled device and more...

BMW Enables In-Car Smart Home Control Thanks To Alexa Integration

Alexa is officially hitching a ride with BMW, Amazon has announced. The new partnership should bring Alexa integration into all BMW and Mini vehicles starting i...