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The new Home Assistant, a Plex app replacement, Google Home's automation upgrade, and more: News roundup

Everything you may have missed from the last week.

I bought the Acer TV Box to replace my Shield TV, but it wasn't a clear-cut upgrade

I've used my NVIDIA Shield TV Tube for roughly five years now, but I really miss having extra ports. So I bought the Acer TV ...

Your wait for Nvidia’s ARM-based laptops may be longer than expected

As a result, the launch window for Nvidia’s first ARM-powered laptops appears to be slipping beyond Q1 2026. Current speculation points to a Q2 or summer 2026 debut, with N1X-powered models ...