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Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads

4 weeks ago @jp2e, 17, A report finds evidence that Amazon and third parties use voice data from Alexa-enabled devices to serve targeted ads. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Amazon, Amazon Echo smart displays. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge, Apr 28, 2022, 4:40pm EDT, By Jennifer Pattison [email protected] Apr 28, 2022, 4:40pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Jennifer Pattison [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Smart Home, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Amazon and third parties use data from smart speakers to sell you stuff, says report

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Smart home company Eve plans to use Matter to move beyond Apple’s HomeKit

January 18, 2022 @jp2e, 8, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Jennifer Pattison [email protected] Dec 10, 2021, 10:00am EST, Chorus, comments, Dec 10, 2021, 10:00am EST, Email, Email (required), Eve is upgrading all its compatible products —such as its Eve Energy smart plug — to the Matter smart home standard. Image: Eve Home, Eve Room — an indoor air quality monitor with an E Ink screen — is the latest Eve product to receive a hardware upgrade to Thread. Image: Eve Home, Facebook, Flipboard, Google, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Jennifer Pattison [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Smart Home, Smart home company Eve plans to use Matter to move beyond Apple’s HomeKit, Tech, The Eve Weather is one of Eve’s ten products that have already received the hardware upgrade to Thread, along with the Eve Aqua, Eve Door & Window sensor, and Eve Energy smart plug., The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Eve is upgrading more products to Thread and will add compatibility with all ecosystems (yes, even Android)

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How to stop Alexa from ruining holiday surprises

January 18, 2022 @jp2e, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Amazon, By Jennifer Pattison [email protected] Dec 12, 2021, 10:00am EST, Chorus, Dec 12, 2021, 10:00am EST, Echo smart displays — like this Echo Show 15 — can show you when your Amazon packages are arriving. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Further down that same Amazon Shopping page are more options for asking the voice assistant to stay quiet. Screenshot by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge, How to stop Alexa from ruining holiday surprises, How-to, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Jennifer Pattison [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, One you are in the Amazon Shopping Notifications page of the Alexa app (far right) you can toggle on and off the different notifications you want to receive on your Echo speakers., Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Tell Alexa to keep quiet when Amazon delivers gifts this season.

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Why does Blink still exist?

October 10, 2021 @jp2e, 22, 28, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Amazon, Blink just announced a new accessory for its outdoor camera that turns it into a floodlight camera. Ring has two floodlight cameras. Image: Blink, Blink’s new video doorbell runs on batteries, or can be fully wired, and is $10 cheaper than any of Ring’s offerings. Image: Blink, By Jennifer Pattison [email protected] Oct 1, 2021, 1:12pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Jennifer Pattison [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Oct 1, 2021, 1:12pm EDT, Pocket, Reddit, Ring’s founder Jamie Siminoff announced a new video doorbell this week, from another company. Image: Blink, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Smart Home, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media, Why does Blink still exist? 0

Amazon now has two video doorbell companies that make the same thing

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Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone

September 29, 2021 @jp2e, 11, 29, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Amazon, Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone, By Jennifer Pattison [email protected] Updated Sep 29, 2021, 5:09pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Jennifer Pattison [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Ring’s Always Home Cam security drone is ready for takeoff. Image: Ring, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Smart Home, Tech, The Always Home Cam sits in a charging base when not in use, where its camera is disabled. Image: Ring, The home security drone can be controlled through the Ring app, or respond autonomously to events in your home. Image: Ring, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Updated Sep 29, 2021, 5:09pm EDT, Vox Media 0

Ring’s $250 Always Home Cam is real and ready to fly into your living room

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