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Protect your home with just your voice thanks to SkylinkNet and Alexa

SkylinkNet's Alexa compatibility allows homeowners to integrate SkylinkNet's products with Alexa-enabled devices.
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Faster Wi-Fi is in the cards for passengers on Cathay and Emirates airlines

Both Cathay and Emirates airlines are investing in faster Wi-Fi speeds for their passengers, so your time in the skies will fly by.
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Augmented reality is becoming real for home goods brands like Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma has spent $112 million in cash to acquire San Jose-based AR startup Outward. The deal will close at year's end.
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Weekly Rewind: Bill Gates’ smart city, a robo pillow, our Black Friday favorites

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top tech stories.
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Toyota to produce more hybrid electric vehicles in China and India

Toyota announced its plan to accelerate electric vehicle initiatives in China and India, with ambitious plans for 2020.
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EatLove and Allrecipes partner with AmazonFresh for cooking convenience

You can now pick your recipe from Allrecipes or EatLove and head over to AmazonFresh to get the necessary ingredients delivered.
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Torchcity makes securing your home as easy as screwing in a lightbulb

With Torchcity, you ought to be able to combine a surveillance camera, sensors, and of course, wireless LED lighting, into a single device.
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Build.com’s In-Home Preview lets you test-drive your appliances in AR

With Build.com's new AR app, shoppers can now interact with various appliances, turning a faucet on and off, moving handles, and more. 
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Researchers already found a way to fool Amazon Key and shut off your camera

We've been calling Amazon Key "invasive and creepy" since it was announced, and now, a report suggests the system can be hacked.
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Decide who sees what and when with Netgear and Circle’s parental controls

There's a new sheriff -- Netgear has partnered with Circle Media Labs to provide smart parental controls of your home network.
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Airbnb accommodates those with disabilities with new rental listings

Airbnb announced its acquisition of Accomable, a London-based startup that provides folks with disabilities with suitable accommodations
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The Atmos will whip up a cup of cold drip espresso and look good doing it

Meet the Atmos, a sleek device heralded as a "new way to enjoy cold drip espresso" in the comfort of your own home.
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It takes just 20 seconds to unfold the nimble Jolt ebike

The Jolt has already captured the interest of efficiency and environmentally minded commuters, and has raised over $260,000.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
CoreSport

The more you sweat, the cooler you are with CoreSport athletic shirts

Living an active lifestyle doesn't have to mean living a stinky lifestyle - not if CoreSport's moisture-activated cooling fabrics work.
Glo Gro

The Glo Gro wants to make growing a garden indoors a breeze

Meet the Glo Gro, a decorative LED Étagère floor lamp that's as useful as it is aesthetically pleasing, now available for $299.
iHome

You don’t need wires or even a smart home hub to use iHome’s new sensors

These new wireless smart home sensors from iHome promise to alert users to leaks, motion, and open doors and windows. 
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Spend for both commodities and causes with social impact app Beam

Spending for a commodity doesn't mean you can't also spend for a cause. It's easier than ever to spend for both with social impact app Beam.
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Marriott Guestroom Lab brings cutting-edge smart tech to your hotel room

Marriott International has teamed up with Samsung and Legrand to form the IoT Guestroom Lab and create the rooms of the future.
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Your baby deserves a meal kit, too, and Little Spoon offers a nutritious option

Little Spoon's new platform Blueprint hopes to optimize nutrition in order to aid in a child's crucial development stages. 

The Ecobee4 smart thermostat gets cozy with Alexa and Google Assistant

Meet the Ecobee4, a new smart home device that promises to combine "smart thermostat functionality and voice."

Keep tabs on how the air affects your sleep with Awair

Awair has just launched a Sleep Report feature in the companion app for both Await and Glow air quality monitors.
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Those famous Mercedes city buses will soon be all-electric

The latest company to jump on the green bandwagon is Mercedes-Benz, which is starting production of an all-electric Citaro bus.
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If the trains of the future look like Deutsche Bahn’s Idea Train, get on board

Locomotives may just come back into vogue. That is, if Deutsche Bahn's concept for its "Idea Train" comes to fruition.
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Purify your water without damaging the planet with the Tapp 2

Tapp Water has just launched Tapp 2, heralded as the only water filter with fully biodegradable cartridges.
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Take Alexa for a spin in your car with the Muse from Speak Music

Thanks to Speak Music's new product Muse, you can bring Amazon Alexa into any car for hands-free entertainment.
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Deck out your desk with Harmon Kardon speakers thanks to a new line of XDesks

Meet XDesk and its new product line, XDesk Vintage. These desks feature built-in USB ports and optional Harman Kardon sound systems.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.

Stop yelling across the house — use your Google Home as an intercom instead

Google Home will now amplify your voice across any room in your household, provided that room has a voice-activated speaker in it.
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Wolfgang Puck will give you a hand this Thanksgiving with new Chef’d offerings

Wolfgang Puck is teaming up with meal kit company Chef'd to bring you a Thanksgiving experience. Orders must be placed by Nov. 19.
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Heads up, sports fans — ESPN is debuting a Snapchat version of ‘SportsCenter’

ESPN is debuting a Snapchat-specific version of its flagship show, SportsCenter, aimed at a younger audience.
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Best iOS app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest iOS app deals on sale in the iOS App Store.
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Uber charts a new course in Asia: Working with taxis and governments

Uber is looking for ways to right the ship. And so too is Uber's new Asia chief, Brooks Entwistle, who joined the company in August.