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Blood–brain barrier is damaged in disease and aging
At the embryonic stage, single-embryo RNA-sq or immunofluorescence staining was performed to confirm KD or marker gene expression. Cells had been suspended in FACS buffer for 30 minutes. The following day, slices were washed with TBS-T, stained with the appropriate Alexa Fluor-conjugated secondary antibodies (1,250, Thermo Fisher Scientific) or Alexa Fluor-conjugated streptavidin (1,1,000, Thermo Fisher…
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Next month, Amazon’s souped-up voice assistant, Alexa+, will arrive
Amazon unveiled Alexa Plus, a feature that will let users feed their assistant documents, e-mail, study guides and recipes and ask it to learn new information about them. It will also memorise the documents and learn their rules. The feature will be available on Alexa’s Echo Show in late March in the US for customers…
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This year will be the first time that Amazon won’t deliver itsAlexa smart speaker
Amazon’s voice-activated assistant Alexa has stopped allowing users to access it, a report said. The report added that pre-trained artificial intelligence models used to answer complicated questions will more likely fail at setting a kitchen timer or controlling smart lights. It added that the new Alexa messes up smart homes integrations, hallucinates and seems to…
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The best black Friday deals of the year include sound bars, Subwoofers, and speakers
Sonos Move 2 and Amp (Gen 2) are now on sale at Amazon for a discount of up to 50%. The Move 2 packs Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity with 11 hours of battery life, has built-in microphones with support for Google Assistant or Alexa, and Automatic Trueplay that matches audio to environment. It can also…
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The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max is now on sale at a low price
Amazon Echo Dot Wi-Fi-enabled speaker is a low-cost device that can play music, control smart home gadgets and carry out Alexa-enabled tasks. It has an IPX4 water resistance, five hours of battery life and works with an Eero mesh Wi-Fi. It even works as an Eero mesh Wi-Fi, just like Amazon’s newest Echo Dot.
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There is a new automatic lighting feature that works with smart speakers and third-party sensors
Amazon has announced a new feature called “multiple commands” for its voice-controlled Assistant Alexa, which it said will help users “supercharge” their smart home. The feature will enable users to say, “Alexa, make it look spooky” or “Alexa, activate the lights”. It will work with devices like lights and smart plugs, among others.
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The fall hardware event is a good time to bring attention to the smart home
Amazon has announced its new Alexa-based Fire TV Stick 4K Max, with support for Wi-Fi 6E, Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10 Plus. The device will also feature an “ambient experience” that converts the TV screen into a smart display whenever you’re not actively using it, Amazon said. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max will…
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The Matter standard support has been added byPhilips Hue
Philips has unveiled its Hue Secure security system, which includes a wireless indoor/outdoor camera, floodlight camera and contact sensors. The system will reportedly support the new Smart Home Standard Matter. At launch, the cameras will be compatible with Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home, but won’t work with Apple Home if Matter isn’t supported.
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The how to start a smart home
Google Home will support Amazon’s new smart home standard, Matter, which will help improve device compatibility. Alexa is available on the Google Home app for devices like TVs and speakers. Amazon has said that it will roll out support for Matter over the next few months. Google Home can also be used on third-party devices…
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The new era begins with the launch of 2 speakers
Sonos has launched the Era 300 and Era 100 speakers. The Era 300 will cost $670 while the Era 100 will cost $695. The Era 300 has a Dolby Atmos woofer and a surround-sound system and will come with a microphone for room analysis and sound optimisation. It will also support Amazon’s Alexa and Google…
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The Smart things station is a hidden smart home hub
Google Home users who have an Android phone can now use Tapo Smart Plug to connect a SmartThings station to the Google Home app. This could allow them to use SmartThings over any other smart devices, such as Google Home, Alexa or Apple’s Siri. To do so, users would have to install the Tapo app…
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Pre-order the Amazon Echo Dot
Sonos One, its second-generation voice-controlled smart speaker, is up for sale on Amazon at $219 (nearly 16,000) from its regular price of $269. It’s equipped with a microphone for voice control and works with Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. The Sonos One also supports Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, however, the process for setting up…