Ikea’s new cheap smart home device is having trouble connecting

Ikea's new cheap smart home device is having trouble connecting

For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying—and mostly failing—to test Ikea’s new Matter-over-Thread gear. These highly anticipated smart home devices include programmable buttons, smart bulbs, plugs, and temperature and motion sensors — all of which should work with any smart home platform and start at just $6. But I’ve run into a few walls … Read more

Amazon is rolling out Alexa Plus nationwide and launching a new free tier

Amazon is rolling out Alexa Plus nationwide and launching a new free tier

Amazon announced that its artificial intelligence-powered generative digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US through any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant at a new free tier on the website and in the app, or pay … Read more