Date: 02 Mar 2021

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Top Smart Home News Stories For The Week Of March 1, 2021

Smart switches vs smart lights: Which is the better smart home solution? Top voice commands of 2020: Which ones do you think made the cut? And… Wall mountable Echo Show smart speaker is the latest offering from Amazon. Check out these stories and more in this week’s top smart home news for March 1, 2021.

AI And Its Influence On The Future Of Smart Homes

While AI in the home often faces the highest levels of scrutiny, it also carries tremendous potential to make our everyday lives easier, safer and more sustainable. As the smart home amplifies our apprehensions with AI as well as our aspirations for it, we can all learn a thing or two by analyzing these dynamics at work.

Smart Switches Vs Smart Lights: Which Is The Better Smart Home Solution?

Both the smart lights bulbs and smart switches offer a number of benefits to anyone looking to raise their home’s IQ. Using a smartphone app or voice assistant like Alexa, you can control which lights are on at any given time, as well as adjust the brightness and even temperature. You can incorporate these lighting options into your smart home routines, too.

Easy DIY Smart Home Upgrades That Are Simple To Install

Some upgrades require a lot more work than others. Screwing in a smart bulb is far easier than rewiring an entire light switch. If you want to control your lights, gadgets and TV with your phone or voice commands, there are simple smart home upgrades that you can easily do yourself.

Amazon Alexa ‘Command Center’ To Control All Smart Home Devices

A wall-mounted central “command center” by Amazon is reportedly being engineered as the latest piece of smart home tech from the online shopping giant’s electronics division. Users would be able to control smart home devices, play music and videos, video-chat on a built-in camera, and communicate with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.

Top Voice Commands Of 2020: Which Ones Do You Think Made The Cut?

Top voice commands list of 2020 itself is interesting to look through because it shows how consumers are actively engaging with their digital voice assistants. But there are also quite a few learnings for the retail community as well in there.

Motion Sensor And Shortcut Button To Get Ikea HomeKit Support, Improve Experience.

A support page indicates that Ikea HomeKit support is being extended to the motion sensor and shortcut button. On past experience, it will roll out gradually over the next few weeks. Ikea has generally released smart home products first, and added HomeKit support later via a firmware update, and this appears to again be the company’s plan here.

Wall Mountable Echo Show Smart Speaker Is The Latest Offering From Amazon

Amazon is developing a wall-mounted Echo smart display as a smart home control hub communications tool, according to a report from Bloomberg. Amazon has not officially commented on the device, which Amazon’s Lab126 hardware team is supposedly designing.

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