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SimpliSafe's New Doorbell Lets a Live Agent Watch Your Front Door and Warn Off Intruders
The $199.99 Video Doorbell Series 2 pairs AI detection with a human monitor who can speak through the camera when it spots trouble.

Ugreen Wants to Run Your Entire Smart Home From a Box in Your Living Room
A new platform called HomeAgent keeps your cameras, files, and AI assistant local, meaning your data never has to touch the cloud. No monthly fees, either.

This $120 Smart Display Wants to Run Your Whole Household, Not Just Your Calendar
Linkdaze is a touchscreen wall tablet that pulls together every family member's schedule, plans meals from a photo, and skips the monthly subscription fee its rivals charge.

Amazon's Alexa+ AI Assistant Is Coming to Your Fire TV for Free, No Subscription Needed
Amazon is pushing its upgraded AI assistant to millions of Fire TV devices automatically. Here is what changes, what stays the same, and whether you can opt out.

Google's Pet Memory AI Can't Tell One Cat From Another
A two-week real-world test found Google's new feature for identifying individual pets on Nest cameras keeps calling every cat by the same name, with consequences that go beyond the comical.

A $899 AI Litter Box Couldn't Tell Two Very Different Cats Apart
Whisker's Litter-Robot 5 Pro promises AI health tracking and facial recognition for your cats. Six months of testing found the facial recognition failing, the waste sensor misfiring, and one cat mysteriously losing two pounds overnight.

Martha Stewart a cofondé une application IA qui gère votre maison pour vous
Hint se lance comme une application iPhone gratuite qui crée un profil de votre maison à partir de documents publics, suit les tâches d'entretien et répond aux questions concernant votre assurance et vos factures d'énergie.

Alexa Plus peut désormais contrôler votre lave-linge et réserver votre hôtel
L'assistant vocal amélioré d'Amazon apprend à contrôler des dizaines de nouveaux appareils domotiques et services tiers, en utilisant une nouvelle norme IA qui permet aux marques de se connecter bien plus facilement.

Le robot qui a conquis Internet fait son retour, en quelque sorte, en tant que caméra mémoire IA
Une startup appelée Lingverse a levé 29 millions de dollars pour construire un appareil portable qu'elle appelle l'iKairos, invoquant l'esprit du robot Jibo bien-aimé. Ce qu'il fait réellement est plus flou que les images IA qu'il génère.