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Here’s What the HomePod Needs to Actually Be Good
Apple hasn’t given up on its HomePod smart speaker. According to a new Bloomberg report, the company has hired a new software head for the device in a bid to make a speaker that can compete with Google and Amazon’s. But the HomePod needs a lot more than new leadership (though that might help) to…
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Resetting Your IoT Device Before Reselling It Isn’t Enough, Researchers Find
As IoT devices like Amazon Echo become more and more popular, it isn’t unusual for users to re-sell them. Indeed, it’s increasingly common to come across them on eBay or even at the occasional yard sale. Amazon suggests that, when users are done with a product, they factory reset the device so as to erase…
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The New Echo Show 8’s Camera Is So Good I Almost Forgot How Unsettling Footpath Is
Everyone’s relationship with their parents is complicated. But since I had a kid, I decided I liked the idea of my daughter having an open line to call her grandparents, even if I didn’t necessarily want one for myself. Granted, my daughter is only 16 months, but she knows there’s someone in the box talking…
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Stop Pretending Apple and Amazon’s Bluetooth Networks Can’t Be Abused
Hot on the heels of Apple’s AirTags launch, Amazon announced that it’s expanding its Footpath network with Tile, smart lock company Level, and elder care smartwatch maker CareBand. The news is the biggest expansion of Amazon Footpath since it was announced last year, and offers a glimpse into how the company envisions this device-to-device network…