XDA Developers on MSN

5 smart home brands that integrate perfectly with Home Assistant

These smart home brands offer reliable, local-first integrations with Home Assistant, enabling faster, cleaner, more dependable automations.
CNX Software

XIAO Soil Moisture Sensor review with Home Assistant

Seeed Studio sent us a review sample of the XIAO Soil Moisture Sensor powered by the XIAO ESP32C6 wireless module and running ...

OctoPaul Introduces OSpark.ai, a Free All-In-One AI Assistant That Merges Top Tools Into One Platform

While the AI landscape continues to expand, OSpark.ai is positioned as a practical response to tool fragmentation and rising ...

7 Side Gigs Retirees Can Do Without Leaving Home — and How Much They Pay

Explore seven flexible side gigs retirees can do from home, earn extra income and see how much each pays without leaving your ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Bored of your Home Assistant dashboard? Spruce it up with these animated cards

Home Assistant’s Lovelace user interface lets you create the dashboard of your choice. Further, you can use custom ...
techtimes

Google Gemini for Home: Early Access Expands with Smarter AI Voice Assistant

After months of waiting, Google officially announced Gemini for Home nearly two months ago. However, the availability was initially limited to a small early access program, but it seems that popular ...
9to5google

Google Home trick lets you enable the new Gemini voices immediately

The Gemini for Home voice assistant started rolling out at the end of October, with Early Access availability currently quite limited. A trick today does not enable the new LLM-powered assistant, but ...
Forbes

Home Assistant’s New Zigbee And Thread Dongle Goes Live

Home Assistant has just taken the covers off of its latest device: the Connect ZBT-2, which is a big USB dongle that will give your smart home a high-performance Zigbee or Thread connection. It’s the ...
SlashGear

Can Gemini Make Google Home Less Awful? We Put Google's AI Update To The Test

Smart home ecosystems like Google Home and Amazon Alexa were supposed to herald a "Jetsons" style future when they arrived in the mid-2010s. Complete with voice assistants that allowed users to ...
Mashable

Readers' Choice: The battle of the smart home assistants

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Credit: Ian Moore / ...
Business Wire

Adobe Delivers New AI Innovations, Assistants and Models Across Creative Cloud to Empower Creative Professionals

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at Adobe MAX – the world’s largest creativity conference – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) introduced an array of new AI innovations and models into its flagship Creative Cloud ...
The Verge

AI can’t even turn on the lights

On The Vergecast: Apple’s M5, the state of smart home assistants, and a boom in AI song covers. On The Vergecast: Apple’s M5, the state of smart home assistants, and a boom in AI song covers. is ...