Five weeks in smart home: iOS 27 brings Thread 1.4, 4K recording, and an Energy tab to the Home app, Hue's new lights speak Matter over Thread, and Apple reportedly plans to unveil new Home devices on October 13
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This week in smart home: Apple announces its fall event for September 9, LIFX moves existing Matter bulbs from Wi-Fi to Thread in a beta, and an outdoor lightstrip plus a Nanoleaf module leak ahead of the Hue event on September 3
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This week in smart home: four Google Nest cameras are listed for Matter 1.5.1 at the CSA, Sensereo opens pre-orders for its modular Airo air quality system on September 4, and Aqara brings pan, tilt, and zoom over Matter to the Camera Hub G350
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This week in smart home: IKEA's new LED driver reaches Apple Home without a DIRIGERA, Dreame now sells the Navo Smart Lock E10 in Germany, and SwitchBot builds an AI assistant into its app
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This week in smart home: Apple's rumored security camera aims to know who is in the room, Aqara's Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400 tracks ten people by radar, and Abode launches two sensors for gates and garage doors
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This week in smart home: Apple lines up its home offensive for the fall, the FCC blocks new foreign-made robot vacuums, and Schneider Electric is in talks to acquire Shelly
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This week in smart home: Philips Hue accidentally reveals its September lineup, Shelly examines Matter over Thread for the Gen4 series, and Apple brings AI summaries to HomeKit Secure Video
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This week in smart home: A bright outdoor floodlight with Matter, a humidifier with Thread, and the public betas of tvOS 27 and HomePod Software 27
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This week in smart home: Apple brings AI summaries and natural language search to HomeKit Secure Video, the Busy Bar shows your status via Matter, and ThirdReality combines a clock, night light, and mmWave sensor
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This week in smart home: SwitchBot reveals an E-Ink weather station, Philips Hue raises prices, a firmware update bricks some Hue Bridge Pro units, and Zemismart brings IR control with Matter
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This week in smart home: HomePod and Apple TV get more expensive, IKEA brings a neon light strip with Matter, tado schedules EV charging, and the tvOS 27 beta hides a new Siri
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This week in smart home: At WWDC, Apple brings power metering and 4K cameras to Apple Home, Matter 1.6 adds Joint Fabric and NFC setup, plus a low-profile water sensor and an outdoor camera
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This week in smart home: An AI assistant for scenes and automations, a 40 million dollar acquisition, and new Matter devices
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This week in smart home: Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to open AirPlay to Google Cast and Matter Casting, Aqara opens beta testing for the new Blind Tilt Controller C100, and IKEA's next pendant lamp surfaces at the FCC
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This week in smart home: Apple plans an AI overhaul of Shortcuts, Philips adds two affordable Gradient lamps, and SwitchBot launches a face-recognition smart lock in the US
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This week in smart home: Philips expands WiZ with Matter devices, SwitchBot launches an AI pet, and Aqara opens beta testing for a new lightstrip
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This week in smart home: Matter support for Homebridge, Nanoleaf's pivot away from smart home, and a workflow tip for large rooms
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This week in smart home: Seven new IKEA devices on the horizon, a Matter Bridge control panel from Sonoff, and a hands-on review of the Aqara G400 doorbell
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This week in smart home: Calendar logic for workflows, more precise presence detection, and a Matter Lightwall from the US
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This week in smart home: A rechargeable button pusher, Amazon's Ember Artline, and retrofit Matter roller shutters
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This week in smart home: New Matter devices, a protocol update, and a wake-up light tip
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The first Matter camera is here, Apple loses its smart home chief, and Philips brings Ambilight to all brands
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Light + Building 2026: New Matter devices from Aqara and Shelly, an invisible door lock from Nuki, and roller shutters via Matter
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