Comcast Programs X1 Remote With Smart Home Voice Commands Tied to Super Bowl

Comcast Xfinity joined the Super Bowl spirit Thursday, blogging ways for X1 customers to use voice remotes while watching the game, including for smart home control. Xfinity Home customers with Philips Hue or LIFX lights can use voice commands to change light colors to match those of the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots, a Comcast spokesperson emailed. Lights turn yellow and blue when customers say, “Xfinity Home, go Rams,” and red and blue for the Patriots. The company informed customers of commands Sunday in an email, she said. X1 customers can get statistics from the sports app and see who’s at the front door via smart camera by issuing voice commands, blogged Bryan Kissinger, director-digital home product management. Commands include “Tom Brady vs Jared Goff” for quarterback stats, “Super Bowl” for pregame news and postgame highlights and wings recipes on YouTube, Kissinger said. Additional music commands tied to the Super Bowl: “Show me Maroon Five videos on YouTube” and “Play 'We Are the Champions'” when the game ends, he said.