Leaving a dog or cat home alone is one of those small daily worries that never quite goes away. Is he barking at the mail carrier again? Did she actually eat breakfast? Is that crash from the kitchen a cat on the counter or something worse? A good pet camera answers those questions in a … Read more
A smart bird feeder is one of those gadgets that sounds a little silly until you own one. Then you find yourself checking your phone at lunch because a cardinal just stopped by, or showing your family a slow-motion clip of a chickadee grabbing a sunflower seed. The AI part is what makes it work: … Read more
Anyone who has owned a cheap robot vacuum knows the routine. You schedule a clean, leave for work, and come home to a robot wrapped in a phone charger, a sock dragged across the hallway, or something much worse if you have a dog. That is the problem AI obstacle avoidance is meant to solve. … Read more
Alexa is no longer the assistant that answers one short command and forgets you a second later. Alexa+, Amazon’s generative AI version of the assistant, can hold a real conversation, remember context, plan your week and even book things for you. It is now open to everyone in the US and included with Prime, so … Read more