How to listen to 2019 NCAA tournament games for free using Google Assistant

The 2019 NCAA tournament is drawing to its always-thrilling conclusion. There are only fifteen games left, as the Sweet Sixteen round starts Thursday and goes into the weekend. 
Every game can be seen on TNT or CBS, or streamed online using a ca…

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Google WiFi is *the* solution for bum routers — and 3-packs are on sale for $60 off at Amazon

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The router market is a war zone.

Each brand has infinite models, and trying to compare devices with 10-digit long names and four antennas gets old fast. There’s a much simpler way, guys:

Google WiFi. That’s it. That’s the name.

Arguably the prettiest setup on the market, the Google WiFi system offers the ease that you thought was impossibleThree packs are on sale for $60 off at Amazon today — grab one and see what you’ve been missing.

Google WiFi replaces your old, shitty router system and syncs with your modem and ISP to create a mesh network. First used in large-scale operations like hospitals, military bases, and even in the aftermath of hurricanes when the internet was down, mesh systems work on radio signals and ride on the connection of their sister devices to amp each other up.  Read more…

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Google says Nest’s secret microphone was ‘never intended to be a secret’

Google said there’s absolutely, positively, nothing to worry about the secret microphone in your Nest Secure smart home hub that it didn’t tell you about. Nope, not at all. Just an oversight, said Google. No need to be alarmed. Everything is just fine. When Google announced earlier this month that its Nest Secure would double-up as […]

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Report: Smart speaker adoption in U.S. reaches 66M units, with Amazon leading

Smart speakers had a good holiday. Amazon already said its Echo Dot outsold all other items on its site this holiday season, which hinted toward the sizable growth for the voice-powered speaker market. Today, research firm CIRP is reporting the U.S. installed base for speakers grew to 66 million units in December 2018, up from […]

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Casper mattresses, LG 4K TVs, iPads, Beats headphones, Google Home, and more great deals for Jan. 21

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Happy MLK Day! While you’re enjoying your day off from work and honoring the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., we’ve been looking for the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more. Sales today include ways to save on amazing tech products like the Apple iPad, Beats by Dre headphones, and more.

Having trouble sleeping? We also found great deals on mattresses from across the internet, including Casper, Mattress Firm, and Nectar. What’s the best deal we found today? Well, there are a few to recommend. You can save up to 60% on select mattresses from Macy’s, while you can also save 50% on Powerbeats³ wireless headphones and save 47% on Beats Solo3 wireless headphones from Best Buy. Read more…

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Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable “parasite”

What do you get when you put one Internet connected device on top of another? A little more control than you otherwise would in the case of Alias the “teachable ‘parasite’” — an IoT project smart speaker topper made by two designers, Bjørn Karmann and Tore Knudsen. The Raspberry Pi-powered, fungus-inspired blob’s mission is to […]

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Google cans the Chromecast Audio

The Chromecast Audio is no more. Google has decided to stop manufacturing the audio dongle that allowed you to add any ‘dumb’ speaker to your Google Cast setup. If you still want one, you’ll have to hurry — and to entice you to buy a discontinued product, Google is now selling its remaining inventory for $15 […]

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Want to lower your energy bill? Get a Google Home Mini and GE smart bulb bundle on sale.

CES 2019 is underway, and even if you’re not a huge tech nerd, there’s one theme that you won’t be able to get away from: Smart home.
The whole “talking to your electronics” thing can be intimidating at first, but Google and GE have teamed up to make…

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Google woos smart home device makers with launch of Google Assistant Connect

Google is making it easier for device manufacturers to integrate with Google Assistant technology, including those times when devices need to respond to voice commands without the benefit – or the expense – of being connected to Google’s cloud. To do so, Google is today launching a new set of tools called Google Assistant Connect […]

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Save $50 on the Google Home Hub at Best Buy, the same deal we saw for Black Friday

Coming up with a New Year’s resolution can be tough. If you’re just not feeling that “New year, new me” mindset, don’t force it.
The Google Home Hub can help you get your shit together, and it’s $50 off at just $99.99 today (the same as its Black Fri…

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