On this episode of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about Amazon’s new voice-based printer integration, Wink’s recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple’s new designed-by-Apple face covering.
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Smart Tech updates
- US Customs seize ‘counterfeit AirPods’ that, er, weren’t | 9to5Mac
- Welcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter
- 7 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter
- Wink’s smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget
- IKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget
- Do You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo
Amazon & Google
- Amazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear
- Amazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear
- Google Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google
Apple
- This is Apple’s COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag
- Apple and Google’s contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN
- How I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter
- Eufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte
- Philips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada
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