Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are
She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory feature for Gemini for Home, I thought this could be the perfect solution.Pet Memory promises to teach your Google Home smart home who your pets are, allowing connected Nest cameras to go beyond simply telling you they saw an animal to which animal they saw.
- ▪She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful fo
- ▪But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones.
- ▪So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory feature for Gemini for Home, I thought this could be the perfect solution.Pet Memory promises to teach your Google Home smart home who your pets are, allowing connected Nest cameras to go beyond
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TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechAICloseAIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AIGoogleCloseGooglePosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GoogleGoogle’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats areGemini for Home promises its Nest cameras can recognize my cats by name — but it can’t tell Boone from Smokey, making pet-focused smart notifications and automations mostly useless.by Jennifer Pattison TuohyCloseJennifer Pattison TuohySenior Reviewer, Smart HomePosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Jennifer…
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