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smart-home category. Companies like Nest, ecobee, Geeni, Honeywell,

Hue, Insteon, LIFX, SmartThings, and Wink have added Cortana voice
control to their internet-connected thermostats, door locks, light bulbs, and
so on.

To see the catalog, click to open the Cortana panel. Hit the Notebook
icon ( ), Manage Skills, and then “Discover more Skills” (Figure 5-9,

left).

You wind up in your browser, on the Cortana page of the Microsoft Store
(Figure 5-9, right). Here each tile shows you a sample Cortana command

for that company’s product. Click the tile to read more about the Skill, and
then hit Try Now to install it. Often, you’ll first be asked to supply your
account information for that company or service.

Figure 5-9. Left: Here’s where you view your installed Skills.

And if you choose “Discover more Skills,” you wind up on this page of the Microsoft Store (right).