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If you’ve been following Android co-creator Andy Rubin, you’ll know that his startup company recently launched the Essential Phone, an Android device with near-zero bezels and huge potential for magnetic snap-on accessories. We believe that the company’s true star will be the Essential Home smart speaker; something that’s a lot less talked about but has…
First of all, we’re sorely disappointed by the fact that the Essential Phone from Android creator is little more than another Android device. We were hoping that the man who helped build what is now the most prolific and omnipresent operating system in the world would do something more than just put a new bottle around…
Working from home has become increasingly popular in recent years as more companies begin to embrace a remote work culture. Being a remote worker certainly has its challenges but there are also many positive aspects of this lifestyle to embrace. To ensure that you can work successfully from home and complete your work to your…
It’s always fascinating to see the home offices of our peers because they are equal parts professional and personal. Despite the varying colours and style, there are home office essentials that every professional need in the digital age, and today we are going to look at what they are. Now depending on the industry you…
More than 7% of the US population already works from home; and now, due to the great lockdown, a lot more people are working from the safety of their homes. There are many benefits of a WFM model, as you can set your own hours, save time, and reduce the cost of renting or owning…
The 21st century is the century of the smart home. Soon, all our appliances and electronics will be integrated and web-ready, uploading data to the cloud and improving performance, maximizing our health, and making life more efficient than we can imagine in our wildest dreams. If you’re considering upgrading your home to be ready for…
First-time Tesla customers are often concerned about battery performance, how much range they can expect, how to charge properly, the supercharger network, how to use a supercharger, what it costs and other factors. We’ve put together all the information we think will be useful for anyone buying the Model 3 as a first-time Tesla customer. If…
California Congressional representative Ro Khanna tweeted a seemingly nightmarish scenario of what could happen if the FCC’s plan to dismantle the Obama-era net neutrality regulations for ISPs, or Internet Service Providers, were successful. The tweet: In Portugal, with no net neutrality, internet providers are starting to split the net into packages. pic.twitter.com/TlLYGezmv6 — Ro Khanna…
With so many smart home gadgets around the house these days, your Wi-Fi needs can literally be all over the place. So, instead of investing in multiple connections, why not choose a high-quality Wi-Fi range extender, also known as a Wi-Fi amplifier? Here are some of the best range extenders from top electronics brands such…
Last week, Mandalay Homes announced that it was planning to build up to 4,000 new homes that would each contain German battery-maker Sonnen’s 8kWh packs to partially meet its power needs. Of these, 2,900 ultra-energy-efficient homes would be built in Prescott, Arizona. According to a senior executive at Sonnen, this could eventually turn out to…
Android Police’s Artem Russakovskii was reviewing a Google Home Mini earlier today when he suddenly realized that the small smart speaker was randomly and almost constantly recording everything around it and sending the data to Google. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has acknowledged the problem, and has said that it is a software issue with the…
If Google has any eyes on the smart home market, they’d better re-think their strategy, at least where smart speakers are concerned. Amazon now has a total of 8 Echo products that, in various combinations, pretty much achieve everything that a smart speaker in a smart home should, including offer a visual experience. The three…
Joining Chinese media giant Tencent Holdings and Foxconn Technology Group, Amazon is now an investor in Android co-creator Andy Rubin’s smart hardware startup, Essential Products Inc. The investment was part of a $300 million round of funding for Essential, where the participants were Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Access Technology Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Altimeter Capital and Vy…
Andy Rubin, Android’s co-creator and former CEO of Android Inc. before it was bought by Google, confirms that the Essential Phone debut will happen “in a few weeks.” The welcome news comes at a time when the Essential Phone is facing inordinate delays in being released to the US market. The device was supposed to be…
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone release date is still a little fuzzy. Essential, the consumer electronics startup run by Google Android’s co-creator missed its initial launch date for Essential Phone. Andy Rubin, the founder of Android Inc., showcased Essential Phone at the Code Conference in May and announced the launch date – June. Since then, the…