Date: 20 Apr 2021

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Top Smart Home News Stories For The Week Of April 19, 2021

Is the pandemic fueling the need for more smart devices? An ’80s movie managed to predict smart home living reasonably accurately. And… Deals and discounts a month earlier? Amazon’s Prime Day 2021 could be in June this year! Check out these stories and more in this week’s top smart home news for April 19, 2021.

Is The Pandemic Fueling The Need For More Smart Devices?

IoT has been booming ever since it was discovered. The growth of the market has been exponential. The pandemic has introduced multiple ideas across the smart home industry.

The Era Of Ambient Computing Has Begun With Its Role In IoT And Smart Tech

We’re now in the decade of ambient computing — and if you didn’t notice, that’s part of the plan. Ambient computing is all about A.I. decisions made without human involvement, and it has big implications for the world of technology.

HGTV’s 2021 Smart Home Showcases Designer Tiffany Brooks’ Smart Space

Our homes have transformed into offices, classrooms, and so much more. So, when it came time to design this year’s HGTV Smart Home, designer Tiffany Brooks knew she had to meet the demand of the times.

An ’80s Movie Managed To Predict Smart Home Living Reasonably Accurately

Though they never refer to their automated domicile as a “smart home,” the McFly’s AI-powered house gave us an eerily accurate look at the future — now the present — connected home.

Clean Up Ghost Devices On Your Alexa In One Go

Renaming or moving devices and otherwise tinkering with your smart home setup can make a mess of things. This trick will update them all at once — but at a cost.

Logitech Discontinues Harmony Remotes But Will Continue To Support It As Long As People Use It

Logitech said it is discontinuing its line of Harmony universal remotes, ending years of speculation that the devices were on their way out. Models that are currently in stock at retailers will be available while supplies last, and the company says it will continue to provide support and service for the Harmony remote “as long as customers are using it.”

Deals And Discounts A Month Earlier? Amazon’s Prime Day 2021 Could Be In June This Year!

Amazon Prime Day is the company’s big shopping event, when devices hit sale prices sometimes for a few hours — and the deals spread out over days. Prime Day 2021 doesn’t have a firm date yet, but the event, typically held in July, may be moving a month earlier — to June.

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