Robb Sutton

Gemini for Home: What Changes on Your Nest Devices

Robb Sutton — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:15 +0000

Ten to twenty percent of my old routines broke the week Gemini took over my Nest hubs. That's not a hypothetical number pulled from a press release.

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Gemini vs. Nest Routines: A Pre-Upgrade Compatibility Check

Robb Sutton — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:22:47 +0000

Here's the thing nobody tells you before you enable Gemini for Home: your Nest speakers still run Google Assistant by default.

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Best Smart Home Hub 2026: The Only Guide You Need to Pick the Right One

Robb Sutton — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:12:03 +0000

I've tested seven smart home hub setups over 18 months. Here's what actually matters when picking the right one — and the specific hub I run in my home office today.

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Black Voyage Zephyr Review: Is This Vacuum Compression Backpack Worth It? (Hands-On 2026)

Robb Sutton — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:21:55 +0000

I’ve tested backpacks at every price point — from $40 Amazon specials to the $650…

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Edge AI Is Changing How Smart Home Security Actually Works — Here’s What Matters

Robb Sutton — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:36:45 +0000

The biggest shift in smart home security in 2026 isn’t a new camera or a…

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Matter Protocol Is Finally Delivering on Its Promise — Here’s What Changed

Robb Sutton — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:37:18 +0000

For two years, Matter was the smart home standard that was always “almost ready.” Device…

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Hume Pod Review: The Body Composition Scale That Completes the Ecosystem

Robb Sutton — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:11:25 +0000

The Hume Pod is a body composition smart scale with 8-electrode segmental analysis, 45+ health metrics, and no mandatory subscription. Here's my comprehensive, hands-on review — including how it transforms the Hume Band experience when both devices feed the same app.

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The OpenAI IPO Is Coming — Here’s What It Means for the Rest of Us

Robb Sutton — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:40:58 +0000

The signals are impossible to ignore now. SoftBank’s $40 billion 12-month loan. Multiple reports from…

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The AI Business Stack I Actually Use (And What Each Tool Is Actually Good For)

Robb Sutton — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:53:42 +0000

Let’s skip the hype. I’m not here to tell you AI is going to change…

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The Smart Home AI War Just Got Real — Google, Apple, and Amazon Are All Going Big in 2026

Robb Sutton — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:09:00 +0000

For years, smart home voice assistants have been varying degrees of disappointing. You’d ask Siri…

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