Apple’s home hub could finally arrive this spring with a rather unique design

A new report has revealed that Apple's long-rumored home hub could hit the market this spring with a robotic swiveling base.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     January 22

You can now build smarter Google Home routines without extra work

Google Home has added new starters, conditions, and actions that let your automations respond to real activity like media playback and appliance status, making routines more flexible and far more useful than simple schedules.

Smart Home     Manisha Priyadarshini     January 13

You can now buy Anker’s Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system

Anker has opened pre-orders for its latest smart hybrid home backup system, the Solix E10.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     January 12

New tech promises to make colorful solar cells to jazz up your house

Scientists have developed flexible, color-changing solar cells that can be printed on windows and façades, blending clean energy with modern design.

Smart Home     Shikhar Mehrotra     January 9

Twelve South’s wireless charging pad looks like a luxurious leather tabletop accessory

Twelve South’s new Valet wireless charger hides modern charging tech inside a premium leather catchall tray, turning an everyday charging pad into a design-forward tabletop accessory meant to stay on display.

Smart Home     Manisha Priyadarshini     January 8

Samsung’s Ballie robot won’t be rolling into your home after all

Six years after first showcasing its Ballie robot, Samsung has reportedly shelved the project.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     January 8

Beatbot’s Sora 70 raises the bar for midrange robotic pool cleaners

Beatbot unveils the Sora 70 robotic pool cleaner with industry-first floating retrieval, powerful surface skimming, and long battery life, redefining value in pool care.

Smart Home     Shikhar Mehrotra     January 6

LG’s CLOiD home robot wants to do your laundry and cook you breakfast

LG’s CLOiD home robot is headed to CES 2026 with a bold demo plan, laundry automation, folding included, plus a breakfast routine that coordinates ThinQ connected appliances through a rolling home hub.

Smart Home     Paulo Vargas     January 6

Zeroth wants your family to meet the Zeroth M1 home robot, plus a WALL-E lookalike

Zeroth Robotics debuted at CES 2026 with five robots, but only the 15-inch M1 home humanoid has near-term timing and pricing. Preorders are expected in Q1 2026.

Smart Home     Paulo Vargas     January 5

LG revives Wallpaper as the world’s thinnest wireless OLED TV and it’s stunning

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.

Smart Home     Nadeem Sarwar     January 4

Your Nest cameras just got better at identifying faces and pets

Google’s plans to level up your smart home experience aren’t limited to bringing Gemini to your devices. The company is also upgrading its Google Home app to make your Nest camera footage far more useful. According to a new Nest help forum post, the latest update for the Google Home app brings improvements for the […]

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     December 23, 2025

Your Ring doorbell now lets Alexa+ answer the door for you

Amazon is rolling out a new feature to Ring doorbells that lets Alexa+ answer the door and interact with visitors.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     December 19, 2025

Microsoft Copilot quietly shows up on LG TVs, and you can’t remove it

LG TV owners are discovering Microsoft Copilot on their home screens following a software update. The AI assistant installs automatically and cannot be removed, highlighting how AI features are increasingly becoming permanent parts of smart TV platforms.

Smart Home     Manisha Priyadarshini     December 15, 2025

You can now get early access to Gemini for Home faster, even on third-party speakers

Google has accelerated the Gemini for Home rollout and extended support to third-party speakers, helping more users experience the upgraded AI assistant.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     December 11, 2025

Blink cameras get AI-powered alerts that actually tell you what’s happening

Blink is rolling out a new feature in beta that uses AI to analyze security camera footage and generate natural-language summaries of security events.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     December 8, 2025

Amazon just turned your Echo speakers into a home theater with surround sound

Your Echo speakers are about to do more than play music. Amazon’s new Alexa Home Theater upgrade lets you link multiple speakers and a subwoofer for surround sound that adapts to your room automatically.

Smart Home     M. Priyadarshini     November 25, 2025

Your kid’s AI toy might need supervision more than your kid does

A new report shows that AI-powered toys intended for children aged 3–12 can misbehave wildly. Using large language models similar to adult chatbots, some machines in their tests offered explicit advice and lacked robust parental controls.

Smart Home     Varun Mirchandani     November 13, 2025

Your Google TV Streamer just got a whole lot smarter with Gemini

After debuting Gemini for TV on TCL's QM9K series in September, Google is now finally rolling it out to the Google TV Streamer.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     November 11, 2025

Ring’s latest feature uses AI to ensure you don’t get bombarded by redundant security alerts

Ring is rolling out a new AI-powered feature that aims to cut down the number of redundant security alerts users receive every day.

Smart Home     Pranob Mehrotra     November 6, 2025

Your Google speaker from 2016 can run Gemini for Home today

Early access for Gemini for Home is rolling out to US users, and it works on every Google speaker and display since 2016. Expect more natural voice control now, with broader locales planned in early 2026.

Smart Home     Paulo Vargas     November 4, 2025

Can you guess the tech gifts Google says everyone is searching for?

Google’s Holiday 100 distills a billion daily shopping searches into gift ideas that are actually trending. Projectors surge, wellness gets a lift, and practical picks rise too, so you can shop faster with fewer misses.

Smart Home     Paulo Vargas     November 3, 2025

You might see a new Apple TV and HomePod mini before 2025 is out

Apple’s Nov. 12 retail reset and tighter stock hint at two small refreshes still possible before 2025 ends, Apple TV and HomePod mini, positioned to preview a smarter Siri and Apple’s next wave of home features.

Smart Home     Paulo Vargas     November 3, 2025

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