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The front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) building is meant to represent its evolving policy over foreign-made routers in the U.S., as covered in CE Pro's Week in Playback review of smart home and AV news stories.

How the FCC Policy on Foreign Routers Keeps Evolving: The Week in Playback

Peel back the noise of the news week with a relaxing spin through some of custom integration's biggest…

News May 3
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Google Gemini Update Highlights the Challenges LLMs Can Face in Smart Homes

A simple speed boost for Google’s Gemini assistant in Home reveals how the complexity of a smart home…

News May 1
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TCL’s X11L Targets Premium Home Theater Installs with New SQD-Mini LED Tech

With up to 20,000 dimming zones and 10,000 nits of peak brightness, TCL’s new SQD-Mini LED flagship targets…

News January 5
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AT&T Introduces Smart Home Offering Connected Life

AT&T Connected Life combines Google Home devices, Abode monitoring, and AT&T connectivity into a single smart home security…

News December 12
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AI in the Smart Home: Inside the Pro Channel’s Quiet Revolution

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the smart home, but the pro channel is taking a more intentional path.

News November 26
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HDR10+ Technologies Launches Eclipsa Audio Certification Program

New initiative formalizes open-source spatial audio standard developed with AOMedia and already adopted by Samsung and Google.

News October 22
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The Week in Playback: The Smart Home Has a New AI Assistant Join the Fold

CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and…

News October 10
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Gemini for Home is Finally Here. Here’s Why Integrators Should Take Notice

Despite its product strategy largely being consumer-facing, the features and goals of Google’s overhaul reflects a consistent shift…

News October 7
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Google Adds Granular Home Access Controls in Latest Google Home App Update

Google Home app update introduces customizable Member role to simplify and secure smart home sharing for families, roommates,…

News July 3
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