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Top Smart Home News Stories For The Week Of November 23, 2020

Amazon Alexa devices continue to spike in usage compared to pre-Covid times. Smart homes offer more safety and lesser insurance premiums, changing the landscape slowly but surely. And… Stay safe from package thefts with these smart devices. Check out these stories and more in this week’s top smart home news for November 23, 2020.

Amazon Alexa Devices Continue To Spike In Usage Compared To Pre-Covid Times

As coronavirus cases rise and people continue staying home, Amazon says people are using their smart home devices more than they were before the pandemic. Amazon has seen an uptick in fitness and wellness classes streaming on Fire TV, with a 300% spike in Peloton engagement since earlier this year.

Remote Working Due To The COVID-19 Changes The Smart Home Scene

The impact of Covid-19 is creating new opportunities for the smart home to accommodate the new army of home-workers. Until now, integration inefficiencies and brand silos have prevented smart home devices from living up to their potential.

Amazon Echo’s Competitor Is Here And Is No Bigger Than A Coin! Josh.ai Launches Latest Innovation

Josh Nano, fully buys into a more luxury home-focused niche with a low-profile device that appears to be a little bit bigger than a half-dollar. The aim of the new hardware is to hide the smart features of a home and move away from industry-standard touchscreen hubs with dated interfaces.

Enjoy Better Tech With Nest Audio Speakers Connecting With Chromecast Streaming Devices

Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal, in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon and Apple.

Smart Homes Offer More Safety And Lesser Insurance Premiums, Changing The Landscape Slowly But Surely

While leak prevention, home security, and simply knowing whether or not a smoke detector has a working battery can all influence insurance claims, insurers need a lot more data before they start opening their wallets. Namely, they need actuarial data that proves how much these devices might reduce claims.

Stay Safe From Package Thefts With These Smart Devices

With online shopping and holiday gift deliveries ramping up, package theft becomes a bigger concern. Fortunately, the proliferation of smart home devices means you can now monitor deliveries from your phone.

Nanoleaf Essentials Are The Latest In The Smart Light Niche With Lightstrips And Bulbs

Nanoleaf has released Essentials – the first series of more-standard smart lighting accessories. The company has been known for its wall-mounted light panels, but now sees plenty of possibilities in offering other lights that can be part of a smart home system.

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