Category: Smart Home

Are you ready for a screened smart speaker from Facebook? Now’s the time to buy. The social media giant announced on Thursday, November 7, that theFacebook brand Portal and Portal+ video-calling devices introduced last month are now shipping. The Portal and Portal+ are hands-free devices with cameras and microphones for video calls to Facebook friends. Both models are also Amazon Alexa… Continue reading "Facebook’s Portals Are Smart Displays That Let You Call FB Friends"

CityRow made a name for itself in the fitness industry with its innovative interval cardio workouts that combine rowing time with time on the mat. These heart-pumping, calorie-blasting workouts promise to tone your body and improve your aerobic capacity. Now CityRow is bringing this rowing experience home with the new CityRow Go home rowing machine and companion iOS app. The… Continue reading "CityRow Brings Its High-energy Rowing Class to Your Living Room"

Last July, we wrote that Amazon is attempting to fill the void left by the recent demise of Toys R Us and would publish a holiday toy catalog, a strategy often employed by brick-and-mortar retailers. According to a recent  CNBC report, the ecommerce giant is taking a page out of the tried-and-true traditional holiday books of retail toy stores. Instead of relying… Continue reading "Amazon’s Printed Holiday Toy Catalog Ships This Month"

Over the past decade, many of us have gotten used to setting our alarm clocks on our smartphones rather than purchasing a dedicated device for our nightstands. Despite their seeming obsolescence, an array of cutting-edge clocks have hit the market to aid us with everything from falling asleep to promoting better sleep cycles. Even Amazon is in the alarm clock… Continue reading "The Best Alarm Clocks"