Yesterday we noted that Apple launched a new Find My Certification Asst. app, designed to test support for third-party hardware. Find My, of course, has been a long-standing feature for Apple’s own hardware like iPhones, AirPods and Macs, but back at WWDC, the company announced plans to open it up to manufacturers. Today the company […]
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Belkin’s new Lightning-enabled power bank comes with Apple certification
Sure, there are plenty of power banks out there that can charge your iPhone. The ability to charge up via Lightning cable, on the other hand, is a pretty rare thing — and from the looks of it, the Boost Charge Power Bank is the first to do so with Apple’s blessing. Belkin’s new portable […]
Foxconn buys peripheral maker Belkin for $866M
Foxconn, best known for manufacturing practically everything in the world, has just announced the purchase of Belkin, the PC peripherals company, for $866 million in cash. (Technically its networking-focused subsidiary, Foxconn Interconnect Technology, made the purchase.) That certainly makes it one of the larger consumer electronics acquisitions in recent memory. You probably know Belkin for […]
Ecobee’s new voice-powered light switch moves closer to whole-home Alexa
Alexa is already everywhere in a lot of homes, thanks to the affordability and ease of installation/setup of the Echo Dot. But Alexa could become even more seamlessly integrated into your home, if you think about it. And Canadian smart home tech maker ecobee did think about it, which is how they came up with […]