We put smart devices in our homes to make things easier. I have an Echo Dot hooked up to an Amazon Smart Plug in my kitchen to voice-control a lamp that is inconveniently far from the front door. Life, hacked. But that Echo Dot doesn’t ease my mind. I consider it more of a concession […]
Blog: Amazon has an $86 Chrome computer the size of a flash drive – BGR
If you thought it was impressive that you can buy a perfectly adequate Chromebook laptop computer for under $200, wait until you see this. The ASUS CHROMEBIT CS10 Stick-Desktop PC is a tiny dongle the size of a flash drive. Connect it to the HDMI port on any computer monitor or even a television, and […]
Blog: This project hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protect your privacy – The Verge
An open-source hardware project promises to keep Amazon and Google’s smart assistants from listening in on your private conversations by constantly creating white noise, as first spotted by Fast Company. The gadget, called Alias, is an always-listening speaker, but it only connects to the internet during the initial setup process. That way, Alias stays “off […]
Blog: Amazon’s Next Big Move Could Be Mass Customization – TheStreet Tech
Amazon (AMZN) has gone to great lengths to re-invent the marketplace for consumer goods, from broadening the selection to slashing prices to drastically cutting delivery times. One area where Amazon hasn’t done much, but where it could do so in a big way, are the products themselves, and how they take shape in the first […]
Blog: Don’t miss this surprise sale on the two most popular Instant Pots – BGR
If you’re looking to pick up a new Instant Pot multi-use cooker, there’s only one place you should be looking to buy it right now. Amazon just launched a surprise sale that shaves a few bucks off of the two most popular Instant Pots on the planet. They’re worth every penny at full retail, of […]
Blog: Target extends private-label push with Cloud Island expansion – Digiday
Target is expanding the product selection of its private-label baby brand, Cloud Island, in an effort to grab a bigger share of the baby-product market — especially in a vacuum left behind by the end of Babies “R” Us and “own” a greater proportion of the baby brands on its shelves. In a blog post […]