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Google Nest Hub (2021) review: Sweet dreams are made of this

(Pocket-lint) – The Google Nest Hub (second gen) updates Google’s first smart display, which originally launched as the Google Home Hub. Sporting a 7-inch display, it rivals Amazon’s Echo Show models, looking to bring a visual experience to Google Assistant, and slot the Mountain View company into the centre of your home. This time around,… Read more

Apple’s HomePod mini reportedly has a secret temperature and humidity sensor

Apple’s HomePod mini smart speaker has an as-yet-undisclosed temperature and humidity sensor in its casing, Bloomberg reports. The sensor’s exact location was confirmed by iFixit, and it appears to be placed away from the speaker’s internal components so it can measure the external temperature. The exact sensor used is a 1.5 x 1.5mm HDC2010 Humidity… Read more

Audi Q7 TFSI e (PHEV) review: The plug-in SUV to beat all others?

(Pocket-lint) – It was back in 2015 when we drove then then-brand-new-generation Audi Q7. How things have changed since. The world is accelerating towards a more electric-based automotive future – indeed, Audi has since launched the all-electric e-tron – and, in a step-change for the series, the Q7 is also following suit. Say hello to… Read more

New Google Nest Hub smart speaker designed for extra bass

Home News (Image credit: Google) There’s a new Google Nest Hub smart speaker in town, and it comes with a boatload of upgraded abilities. Such as? It’s louder, with a new design and faster processor. It can also track your sleep, but more on that later. It looks nigh on identical to the previous Nest… Read more

Google Nest Hub Max vs new Nest Hub: The differences explained

(Pocket-lint) – Google offers the Nest Hub Max and second generation Nest Hub, as the two devices within its smart display portfolio. The second generation Nest Hub succeeds the older Nest Hub, formerly known as Google Home Hub, which you might find cheap now. With a very similar design apart from physical size, how do Google’s… Read more

New Google Nest Hub 2 vs old Nest Hub: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – Google has launched a second generation Nest Hub, which succeeds the three-year old Nest Hub and sits alongside the Nest Hub Max. The name stays the same – Nest Hub – though you’ll find it called new Nest Hub, Nest Hub second generation and Nest Hub 2 in this feature to help differentiate it… Read more

Google Nest Hub vs Amazon Echo Show 8: Which should you buy?

(Pocket-lint) – Google’s second generation Nest Hub features a similar design to its predecessor, along with a few improvements and extra features. Its size puts it in direct competition with Amazon’s Echo Show 8, but which should you buy? We’ve compared the Google Nest Hub to the Amazon Echo Show 8 to help you work… Read more

The DIY e-bike scene is obsessed with speed and clout

Jacob Pustilnik built his first electric bike when he was 17 because he was tired of showing up at school drenched in sweat. Texas is notoriously humid, but Pustilnik only lived a few miles from his school in Houston and was reluctant to abandon his trusty Trek mountain bike. At first, he thought putting a… Read more

Logitech’s Circle View Doorbell is the closest thing we have to an Apple-made doorbell

Logitech Circle View Doorbell. There are a lot of video doorbells on the market. You can get one from Amazon’s Ring, Google’s Nest, Arlo, Eufy, August, or countless other companies. But none of those video doorbells will natively work with Apple’s HomeKit platform. For a long time, if you wanted a video doorbell and you… Read more

Best video doorbell 2021: Top smart doorbells to buy

(Pocket-lint) – Video doorbells are excellent. They not only make sure you can see who is at your door and allow you to speak to delivery drivers if you aren’t home, but they also keep an eye on what’s happening at the front of your house, making for great security devices too. There are a… Read more

The Verge’s favorite audio gear

Ever since Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded an almost undecipherable version of the French song “Au Clair de la Lune” in the mid-19th century, it’s been clear that the technology that you use to produce and listen to sounds can affect your experience. Even now, about 150 years later, the quality of your gear can… Read more

Ring’s new Video Doorbell Pro 2 captures a taller image and has enhanced motion detection

Ring has announced the latest model in its line of video doorbells, the Video Doorbell Pro 2. The Pro 2 is a new top-of-the-line model that comes with a number of enhancements over its predecessor, including a taller field of view and enhanced motion detection capabilities. It is available to preorder for $249.99 starting today,… Read more

What’s on your desk, Sam Byford?

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. While many of us moved to home offices when companies sought to avoid COVID-19 infection, for some people, working at home is the norm. One of those people is Sam Byford, Asia editor for The Verge, who… Read more

Our 14 favorite gadgets and hacks for working at home

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s been nearly a year since many of us started working from home due to the pandemic, and if you haven’t yet adjusted your workspace to accommodate your needs, then it’s probably time to get to it…. Read more

What if you could see even more tabs?

Vivaldi is releasing version 3.6 of the Vivaldi browser with a great and terrible power today: you can now create two-level tab stacks, so that grouped tabs can become pseudo-workspaces for whatever you get up to in your browser. Vivaldi first introduced the feature as an experiment in December 2020, but now you can officially… Read more