Google’s energy-shifting program for its Nest thermostats is officially under new ownership.
Announced last year, Renew Home launched today with the goal of funneling the energy you save by using smart devices into virtual power plants that help offset peak demand. It also announced integrations with LG, Honeywell, Rheem, SunPower, and Sense.
VPPs are still a nascent idea but the potential is growing fast.
The latest gadget from the smart home company is a multi-protocol Matter powerhouse, packing Thread, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and IR control.
The $130 M3 hub was announced at CES and launches today. It’s one of the first Matter controllers from a company not called Amazon, Apple, Google, or Samsung.
I’ve been testing it for the last week and have a review coming soon.
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Thanks to its self-cleaning mop, automatic water tanks, and supersize bin, this robot vacuum can go for two months without any manual intervention.
We put the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra head-to-head against the DreameBot X30 Ultra to find out which of these Roomba competitors’ flagship robot vacuums is the best.
If you owned a Ring camera when the FTC alleges unauthorized users may have had access to your videos, check your email. You may be getting a slice of the $5.6 million Ring paid out to settle the FTC’s complaint that its practices pre-2019 “led to egregious violations of users’ privacy.” The company settled but denied violating the law.
[Federal Trade Commission]