Tech giants Apple, Amazon, Google and Zigbee Alliance have come together to form a working group that will develop and promote loyalty-free connectivity standards to increase compatibility among smart home products. Zigbee Alliance consists of IKEA, Legrand, NXP Semiconductors, Resideo, Samsung SmartThings, Schneider Electric, Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), Silicon Labs, Somfy, and Wulian are also […]
Lenovo launches smart devices powered by Google Assistant
Lenovo launched new smart devices for the connected home experience. These smart devices are powered by Google Assistant. After the launch of its Smart Display and Smart Clock, Lenovo has launched its 7-inch Smart Display, Lenovo Smart Bulb, and Smart Camera. With the 7-inch Lenovo Smart Display, one can control over 5,000 smart home devices […]
Amazon expands its Echo series with Echo Input Portable smart speaker
Amazon has launched Echo Input Portable smart speaker, expanding its Echo series. As the name suggests, this is the first Amazon Alexa powered portable speaker from Amazon. It features a 4800mAh rechargeable battery and can be carried along. It features 360-degree audio and uses the same far-field voice recognition like other Echo devices. Since it […]
Philips launches 800 series air purifier for Rs. 8,995
Philips has launched its affordable 800 series air purifiers in India for Rs. 8,995. The Philips 800 series air purifier can remove up to 99.95% Nano-sized particles @0.003um, including PM2.5, dust, car emission and more. It can also remove up to 99.97% Allergens like pet dander, pollen, dust mite, etc and up to 99.9% Bacteria. […]
Access Alexa from various places at your home or office with Amazon Echo Flex
Have you ever wanted to power your house with Amazon Alexa’s voice assistant but could not afford multiple Amazon Echo Dot speakers? Worry not, Amazon has announced the availability of Amazon Echo Flex which directly plugs into an electrical outlet giving you access to Alexa and control your smart devices like Smart Bulbs, Purifiers and […]
Harman Kardon launches Citation series home speakers
Harman Kardon, a Samsung company announced its Citation series home speakers in India. The speakers in the series feature Google Assistant, high-resolution LCD touch screen and built-in Chromecast. The Citation speaker lineup includes multiple countertop speaker options including Citation One, Citation 100, Citation 300 and Citation 500; a Citation Soundbar; Citation subwoofer, and Citation tower […]
Amazon announces new Echo devices powered by Alexa
Amazon announced a slew of Alexa devices in its Echo range and upgraded the existing ones. To start with, the Amazon Echo Dot, the new Echo Dot now comes with a LED that display the time. The Echo Dot with a clock can also display things like the temperature or alarm times. The new Echo […]
Xiaomi introduces Smart Water Purifier, new Smart TVs and more
As we had mentioned recently, Xiaomi today officially announced four new products under its Smarter Living campaign. Xiaomi introduced four new Smart 4K TVs in the 4X series. The Mi TV 4X comes in 40-inch, 43-inch, 50-inch, and its largest screen 65-inch screen size. This also is the flagship TV in its 4X series. The […]
Xiaomi to announce four smart products on 17 September in India
Xiaomi once again took to Twitter to tease the #SmarterLiving campaign display four products that it will launch on 17 September. As per the image, Xiaomi will be announcing 65-inch Mi SmartTV, Mi Water Purifier, Mi Band 4 and Mi Smart Light. Besides this, the Mi Smart TVs lineup will receive Netflix support. The 65-inch […]
Airtel launches Xstream to gain strong foothold in digital entertainment
Airtel, the telecom giant announced its converged digital entertainment offering, Airtel Xstream. With data usage surging in India, consumption of entertainment on mobile devices and Smart TVs is increasing. Airtel has launched three Xstream offerings like the Xstream Stick, Xstream Box and Xstream App and Web access. The Airtel Xstream Stick is a single subscription-based […]