Apple's 'HomePad' Now Rumored to Launch Even Later Than Expected
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple's long-rumored smart home hub device will launch in the fall of 2026, according to the leaker and prototype collector known as "Kosutami."In a new post on X, Kosutami said that the device, colloquially dubbed the "HomePad," is now set to arrive in t…
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Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.
Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 20162 / 7 stories in 2 days
Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds
Thomas Ricker / theverge - Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There's also one noteworthy new addition: the introduction of "Live Search" for your cameras. So, instead of Gem…
Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 20046 / 6 stories in 3 days
Tewke raises £1.5M to expand its AI-driven home energy platform
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Tewke, a company focused on energy optimisation and home automation, has raised £1.5 million in its second funding round. Investors in the round include JamJar Investments, Cur8 Capital, Energy Mix Ventures, Project Ventures, and angel invest…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19633 / 3 stories in 10 days
OpenAI’s hardware debut may come in the form of a camera-equipped ChatGPT speaker
digitaltrends - A new report suggest OpenAI's first hardwre product could be a speaker equipped with a camera, rather than the wearable hinted at in an earlier leak.The post OpenAI’s hardware debut may come in the form of a camera-equipped ChatGPT speaker appeared first …
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Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19472 / 16 stories in 14 days
Amazon Fire TV’s new interface is now rolling out in the U.S.
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Fire TV's new interface simplifies its layout and navigation and adds Alexa+.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19283 / 5 stories in 17 days
Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Following Public Boycott
bgr - Ring ended a controversial partnership that would have sent customer data to Flock Safety, a move that coincides with the start of a consumer boycott.
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Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19133 / 13 stories in 21 days
Meet Amazon’s $99 device that keeps you online when Wi-Fi fails
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Amazon’s eero launched the eero Signal 4G LTE on Wednesday to provide automated cellular backup for home networks during internet outages. The $99.99 device serves as a failover system that maintains connectivity for remote workers and security systems by…
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You can now pre-order Anker’s Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system
digitaltrends - Anker has opened pre-orders for its latest smart hybrid home backup system, the Solix E10.The post You can now pre-order Anker’s Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Chinese smart eyewear makers shine at CES with focus on challenging Meta
scmp - Dozens of Chinese makers of smart glasses dazzled the exhibition floor at the recent CES trade show in Las Vegas, where they showed lightweight, artificial intelligence-powered eyewear aimed at a category that has been largely defined by Meta Platforms’ R…
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Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 17717 / 48 stories in 1 month
Apple Warns Users of Impending Deadline to Update Apple Home
iclarified - Apple is sending out an urgent warning to users still running the legacy architecture within the Home app, notifying them that support for the older version will officially end on February 10, 2026. The company advises that failing to migrate to the new a…
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Texas court blocks Samsung from collecting smart TV viewing data
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - The State of Texas has obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Samsung that prohibits the South Korean company from collecting audio and visual data about what Texas consumers are watching on their TVs. [...]
Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 17656 / 3 stories in 1 month
Philips Hue 'SpatialAware' feature harmonizes all the lights in a room
Steve Dent / engadget - Philips Hue has introduced a new software feature called SpatialAware at CES 2026 designed to ensure that all the lights in a space are in harmony with each other. Available exclusively for the Hue Bridge Pro, it takes into account each light point in a r…
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 17582 / 3 stories in 1 month
Roborock's Latest Robot Vacuums Do More Than Climb Stairs - They Jump
bgr - Roborock caught our eye last year when it released a robot vacuum with an arm, but at CES 2026, it's going a step further with jumping robovacs.
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 17560 / 12 stories in 2 months
CES 2026: Aqara Launches U400 Smart Lock With HomeKit and Hands-Free UWB Unlocking
Juli Clover / macrumors - Smart home company Aqara today debuted its latest smart lock, the U400. The Aqara Smart Lock U400 incorporates ultra wideband (UWB) technology for more precise location-based tracking and automated door unlocking.There are few UWB smart locks on the marke…
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Two new uGreen NASync storage systems have on-device AI
appleinsider - Two Intel-based NAS systems, the NASync iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro, were unveiled by Ugreen at CES 2026, bringing local AI features and faster networking to the company's NAS lineup.Ugreen iDX6011 Pro NASUgreen's new models expand the NASync lineup with high…
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 17551 / 4 stories in 2 months
Google TV Is Getting Smarter and It’s Powered by Gemini
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google has announced new Gemini-powered features coming to Google TV, giving users more ways to interact with their TV using voice, photos, and natural language. The updates were previewed at CES 2026, where Google showed how Gemini will make Google TV mo…
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 17503 / 12 stories in 2 months
This smart home controller is literally a piece of wood
/u/Balance- / reddit - Mui’s long-gestating calm-tech board finally ships — and it’s a thoughtful, if very expensive, alternative to screens. One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that occasionally you get to watch a truly unique gadget go from co…
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 17483 / 2 stories in 2 months
LG revives Wallpaper as the world’s thinnest wireless OLED TV and it’s stunning
digitaltrends - The LG OLED evo W6 brings back the minimalist Wallpaper TV look with a next-gen display tech, fully wireless looks, and plenty of useful AI features, too boot.The post LG revives Wallpaper as the world’s thinnest wireless OLED TV and it’s stunning appeare…
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You may never have to recharge a smart lock ever again
digitaltrends - Lockin’s V7 Max smart lock uses wireless optical charging and triple biometric security to eliminate batteries entirely, promising reliable, maintenance-free home security.The post You may never have to recharge a smart lock ever again appeared first on D…
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