One of the more simple — if important — new features of the Google TV Streamer is the addition of a tiny speaker in the new microphone that enables it to chirp if it becomes lost. Google is hardly the ...

There comes a time in the life of every streaming device when a remote control goes missing and needs to be replaced. There may also come a time when a remote unpairs from your streamer. If you use ...

The remote control can make or break your streaming experience, which might explain why device makers are offering increasingly better ones, sometimes at an additional cost. The best streaming remotes ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

The new Home Panel gives me access to my lights, cameras, and thermostat, all from within Google TV Streamer. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends In late September, Google announced a new feature for ...

Outside of Gemini, work on the Google Home app continues today with “Improved device controls” in the Public Preview program. Google is “introducing significant updates designed to improve your ...

Amazon is launching a smart light switch that doubles as a remote control. The remote’s four buttons are programmable, and each one can activate an entire smart home routine. Sales open October 30, ...

Google Home app version 4.3 is now rolling out to Android and iOS users. The update introduces enhanced device controls, upgraded “Home” and “Away” automations, an edge-to-edge UI for Android, and ...

The Google Home app has improved quite a bit in the past couple of years, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement. In an AMA on Reddit today, Google answered some questions about the Home app ...

Michael Bizzaco has been writing about and working with consumer tech for well over a decade. With a background in home theater sales, installation and repair, Michael's hands-on reviews, how-to ...