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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