Heat waves are becoming commonplace, and so too is high humidity, which can strain the electrical grid, hurt the economy, and ...

Your smart speakers have more built-in functionality than you might have realized if you've just been using them to queue up playlists and get weather forecasts. Dig a bit deeper into their features, ...

Have the new HomePod 2 or HomePod mini smart speakers? If so, you’ve got access to built-in temp and humidity sensors with software 16.3 which can be useful in a variety of ways. Here’s how to set up ...

In January 2023, Apple released a HomePod 16.3 software update that adds humidity and temperature sensing to the second-generation ‌HomePod‌ and all HomePod mini models. This article explains how to ...

When we talk about climate change, we most often talk about changes in air temperature—and with good reason. The rapid rise in global and U.S. average air temperatures is a direct result of climate ...

It’s often said that it’s not the heat that gets you; it’s the humidity. We had our first serving of the uncomfortable and ...

The reintroduced HomePod offers a temperature and humidity sensor, but Apple is also enabling the feature on the existing HomePod mini. The ‌HomePod‌'s built-in temperature and humidity sensor can ...

Here's how to take advantage of the temperature and humidity sensors in HomePod 2 and HomePod mini. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac HomePod 2 and (surprise!) HomePod mini both include temperature and ...