Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Seven in 10 Americans now own up to 10 smart home devices, a Vivint survey of 5,000 homeowners finds, but only 24% fully trust their devices with their privacy. We break down the numbers behind the smart home boom, the caregiving and security trends driving adoption, and what the trust gap means for buyers.
Read MoreHackers forced supermarket freezers across Europe into defrost mode overnight, pushing temperatures to 122°F and forcing stores to throw out food. The attacks exploited internet-exposed refrigeration controllers running end-of-life software — the same weakness that puts smart home devices at risk. Here is what happened, why it matters, and how to protect your own connected home.
Read MoreCrestron has launched two compact DIN rail lighting modules — the DIN-8SWU8 universal switch and DIN-4DIMU4 universal dimmer — designed for today’s all-LED homes. The pair cuts lighting panel sizes in half, drops extra cabling, and configures from the front panel without a laptop. Here is what the new hardware means for professionally installed smart lighting.
Read MoreApple has quietly removed the waitlist for Siri AI: eligible users can now download the rebuilt assistant immediately after opting in, with a queue kept only for peak demand. The timing matters for the smart home, because Siri AI powers Apple’s new HomeView hub, which arrives November 13.
Read MoreHomey Pro vs Home Assistant: which smart home hub should you buy in late 2026? A new hands-on comparison weighs Athom’s $449 multi-radio hub against the free, open-source Home Assistant platform, covering Matter and Thread support, radios, automations, and total cost — and the answer depends on how much of your smart home you want to build yourself.
Read MoreEarly Black Friday savings are live at Best Buy, and today’s verified smart home deals include a robot vacuum and mop at 57% off, two Ring security cameras at half price, a floodlight camera for $100 less, and a feature-packed eufy smart lock. Every price below was checked on Best Buy’s own product pages on November 7, 2026 — but deals move fast, so check the price before you buy.
Read MoreHome Assistant 2026.11 brings a complete overhaul of device and entity naming, plus child devices for multi-part hardware like power strips. Each name is now stored once, with Home Assistant adding floor, area, and device context where needed. Existing automations and entity IDs keep working, and current names migrate automatically on update.
Read MoreIKEA has unveiled 21 new Matter-compatible smart home products, rebuilding its range from the ground up with new KAJPLATS bulbs, five sensors, and redesigned remotes. Here is what is coming, how it works with the DIRIGERA hub, and why it matters for affordable smart homes.
Read MoreLG Electronics Philippines and Meralco have opened the Meralco Smart Home, a demonstration facility pairing LG’s AI-powered appliances with the utility’s energy tools — smart metering, time-based pricing, and solar net metering. Launched on November 5, 2026, it shows how a smarter home can also be a cheaper and more energy-conscious one.
Read MoreArlo’s Q3 2026 results show subscriptions hitting a record $96 million, up 20% year over year, as the new Arlo Secure 7 platform adds AI threat assessment and a $50-per-month continuous recording plan — with a Comcast launch set to drive growth in 2027.
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