Sentences with phrase «perform as a smart home hub»

And that's really the first decision you need to make: Do you want a traditional router, a Wi - Fi system, or a dual - purpose router that can also perform as a smart home hub?

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Amazon Echo and Google Home are the two leading devices in the exploding category of smart speakers — voice - controlled devices that can answer questions, play music, read news, give horoscopes and, perhaps most importantly, act as hubs for a growing list of IoT devices in the home that use artificial intelligence to control security and energy use, run home appliances, and perform remote operations like starting automobiHome are the two leading devices in the exploding category of smart speakers — voice - controlled devices that can answer questions, play music, read news, give horoscopes and, perhaps most importantly, act as hubs for a growing list of IoT devices in the home that use artificial intelligence to control security and energy use, run home appliances, and perform remote operations like starting automobihome that use artificial intelligence to control security and energy use, run home appliances, and perform remote operations like starting automobihome appliances, and perform remote operations like starting automobiles.

Those small details — and Apple TV 4K's ability to perform as a HomeKit - based smart home hub, a feature this review will not focus on — don't add up to a better value, but they do make for a superior streaming box if you're willing to pay a stiff premium.

Unlike Siri or Google Assistant, both of which reside on people's smartphones, smart speakers act as a hub, a central control panel that aims to help members of the household finish perform tasks or control smart home devices.