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Lilbits: Checking in on Amazon’s Astro robot and Echo smart speakers could become a WiFi range extenders

Amazon’s next-gen eero mesh WiFi routers are expected to bring new features including support for WiFi 6E on at least some models. But they could also bring tighter integration with other Amazon hardware: Steve Moser reports that they’ll allow you to use an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot as a WiFi range extender. In other recent tech […]

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Lilbits: Amazon Sidewalk, Microsoft buys Bethesda, and game streaming on Linux

Amazon is diving deeper into the connected home space… by preparing to move just outside your home. Amazon Sidewalk will use a combination of wireless technologies to let your security cameras keep sending alerts even if your WiFi is out, or let your connected lights or other sensors work even if they’re beyond the range […]

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$350 Pip-Boy Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is the second-most ridiculous smartwatch to date

Last summer Bethesda launched a limited edition Pip-Boy smartphone accessory that allowed you to strap your phone to your wrist and use it while playing Fallout 4. Now Bethesda has partnered with ThinkGeek to offer an even more realistic version of the wrist computer from its popular game series. The Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is […]