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UGREEN's new local AI NAS is the most well-thought-out smart home product I've ever used

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Goodbye, cloud! UGREEN's new smart home products get your data off the cloud without foregoing intelligent smart home control and media curation.

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Goodbye, cloud!
Google raises prices on the TV Streamer and Nest cameras effective today

By Jay Bonggolto Published

Hold on to your dongles Google just hiked prices on the TV Streamer, Nest cameras, and doorbells, making older hardware up to $50 pricier.

Hold on to your dongles
UGREEN DXP4800 Pro 4-bay NAS on a side table showing drive bays
Ready to level up? The 'best 4-bay NAS of 2026' just scored a massive discount at Amazon

By Patrick Farmer Published

Upgrade time Put those storage woes behind you with the powerful UGREEN DXP4800 Pro NAS server, currently 15% off at Amazon.

Upgrade time
Google Home outage left Nest devices stuck and unresponsive

By Jay Bonggolto Published

When Smart Goes Stupid A massive Google Home outage broke voice controls and frozen Nest displays worldwide, exposing the massive risks of relying on cloud-dependent smart tech.

When Smart Goes Stupid
UGREEN DXP4800 Pro 4-bay NAS testing
I put this NAS through 2,500 hours of testing and 50TB of writes — it's the only one I trust with my data

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published

It does everything It took over three months, but after extensive testing, the 4-bay DXP4800 Pro NAS became my go-to media server.

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It does everything
Wait—Samsung's Ballie isn't gone? Its app UI might've leaked

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Remember Ballie? Samsung's Ballie returned surprisingly, as its app design AI reportedly leaked online.

Remember Ballie?
Enabot EBO Max family bot and a black cat in a house
EBO Max review: The AI-powered family robot that gets smarter over time (and my cat adores)

By Namerah Saud Fatmi Published

The future is here Enabot's latest family robot on wheels is out. This clever little AI-powered robot gets smarter over time, learning from you and its environment.

The future is here
Gemini gets better memory: smart home update refines automations and more

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Toiling away Google continued to work on Gemini's conversational memory in a late July update, adding automation guidance and more.

Toiling away
Gemini won't cut you off as much, and its reliability improved in Google Home

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Gemini can help Google Home's rolling out a huge July update that makes Gemini a much better listener (and speaker) and an aid for all of us watching the FIFA World Cup.

Gemini can help
Homture Magic Frame
I created Harry Potter style moving portraits with the Homture Magic Frame

By Namerah Saud Fatmi Published

Gadget Weekly I used the Homture Magic Frame to make my still photos move using the digital frame's AI features. The result looked like something out of Harry Potter.

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