Dip a cotton swab in the solution and run it around all
of the buttons.
HOW TO CLEAN A SMART SPEAKER
One family member that’s in your kitchen, living room,
and probably even your bedroom doesn’t shower every
day, and it’s time you two had a talk about it. Smart
speakers such as the Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod,
and Google Home could undoubtedly use some
freshening up.
For devices with screens, such as the Google Nest Hub
and Amazon Echo Show 8, you can go over the screen
with a screen-cleaning wipe and the fabric-covered
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over it. (This is similar to the advice Apple gives if the
HomePod has left a white ring on a wood surface, as it
is prone to doing.)
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HOW TO CLEAN A GAME CONSOLE AND
CONTROLLERS
Your low score could possibly be blamed on a gunked-
up game controller or console. That’s the good news.
The bad news is that game consoles and controllers can
get particularly nasty.
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and a small amount of water. Dip a cotton swab into
water and run it through any crevices—but not any
cutouts.
Don’t forget
to clean
your remote
controls.
They can be
crumb-
filled,
smudgy
messes.