Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is a new option for voice control in your smart home. The voice assistant hardware costs $59 and is available now.

MCP integration means ElevenLabs' 11ai can connect to your Slack, Google Calendar, Perplexity, and more to take action for you.

One of the interesting ways I've been testing voice assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant is to see how much they can help with quick home security questions.