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Florence Ion

Florence Ion

Contributing Writer
@Ohthatflo

Florence Ion is a freelance journalist and prolific podcaster. She's written for Ars Technica, PC World, Android Central, The Verge, and Engadget. Her reviews and how-tos can usually be found on Lifehacker, Tom's Guide, and Reviewed. She can also be heard weekly on All About Android on the TWiT network and Material on Relay FM.

Articles & Reviews by Florence Ion

Google finally has a smart display—but is it any good?

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Google finally has a smart display—but is it any good?

The Lenovo Smart Display is the Google assistant doing some of its finest work in a svelte, modern package.

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Start off the morning right with a smarter wakeup routine

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Start off the morning right with a smarter wakeup routine

Your Google Assistant can do more than shout out the weather report—it can help get the whole house up.

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Here's how to give your Google Assistant a new voice

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Here's how to give your Google Assistant a new voice

Change the voice of your Google Assistant for a more natural experience. You can even pick John Legend!

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6 new Google Home features you've always wanted that are finally here

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6 new Google Home features you've always wanted that are finally here

A bunch of new features, skills, and devices are here to really upgrade the Google Assistant.

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Here's how you can personalize the Google Home to do exactly what you want

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Here's how you can personalize the Google Home to do exactly what you want

You can easily program custom commands with the Google Home by employing the built-in Google Routines and Shortcuts.

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6 smart gadgets perfect for families with small kids

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6 smart gadgets perfect for families with small kids

Your smart home can cater to your kids too, with smart night lights to keep them safe at night, smart speakers to answer all their questions, smart sleep monitors, and devices that keep an eye on their online activity.

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