Transform your smart home with an Alexa, and Google Assistant, compatible smart faucet. How can a smart home be made more child-friendly? And… Very soon Amazon Sidewalk will offer support for Tile trackers. What does that mean for your easily misplaced items? Check out these stories and more in this week’s top smart home news for May 17, 2021.
Vibrant, balanced ecosystems are an essential requirement for the survival of humans, animals and other organisms. In the twenty-first century, some companies have abandoned traditional, environmentally detrimental practices in search of a more sustainable approach to doing business. This characterization could not be further from the truth for Schneider Electric.
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Moen has always been known for faucets, but its U by Moen sub-brand has grown into a key player for plumbing system-based smart home devices. Not only do the company’s smart faucets help regulate water flow to kitchens and bathroom sinks, but they pack motion sensors and pair with Alexa or Google Assistant so you can control them with your voice, too.
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After years of development, Amazon is ramping up efforts to establish a long-range wireless network capable of keeping things connected even when they’re outside the typical range of home Wi-Fi. It’s called Amazon Sidewalk, and on June 8, the company will flip the switch, activating Sidewalk support for most Echo speakers, as well as Ring products, Tile Bluetooth trackers and other early partners.
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