Tag Archives: SmartThings

Watch Samsung’s CES event in under 9 minutes

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Samsung didn’t hold back at CES just because the pandemic forced a virtual event — if anything, it picked up the pace. Thankfully, you don’t have to spend ages catching up. We’ve compiled all of Samsung’s big announcements in a nine-minute video that...

Mercedes-Benz’s voice assistant will soon support Samsung SmartThings

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Samsung is teaming up with Mercedes-Benz to bring the automaker's cars into its smart home ecosystem. Starting with the S-Class in 2021, you'll be able to control many of your smart home devices via Mercedes-Benz’s MBUX Voice Assistant, including lig...

Samsung’s latest Q-series soundbars include a $1,800 9.1.4 channel option

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Samsung’s latest Q-series soundbars are its fanciest yet. The HW-Q950T delivers 9.1.4 channel surround sound (nine main channels with one subwoofer and four upward-firing speakers that bounce sound off your ceiling). That’s the most channels currentl...

Samsung’s SmartThings app will soon connect to your car, too

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Samsung wants to add cars to its smart home ecosystem. At CES, Samsung announced that it's teaming up with Smartcar to make its SmartThings app compatible with "most new cars" in the US. Through the app, users will be able to do things like locate an...

How home assistants ruined us, an explanation

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Our situation became clear when my friend ran through Trader Joe's screaming "ALEXA WHAT TIME IS IT?" This wasn't a cringey mockumentary comedy segment. It's the way we live now. I'm certain San Francisco's sea of terrified Postmates and Prime delive...