Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
CleanYourTV 3.0, announced on October 25, 2026, adds Home Assistant lights, climate, and lock status to Android TV and Google TV, alongside phone-based setup, remote shortcuts, and support for 300 TV models across 86 brands. Here is how it works, which TVs it supports, and the caveats to check before trying it.
Read MoreApple’s Home Collection, co-developed with LG and Schneider Electric, brings nine smart home accessories to stores from December 2026: four cameras, a dual-lens video doorbell, an ultra-wideband smart lock, two thermostats, and room sensors, all managed in the Home app with no separate account.
Read MoreConow has launched the Atlas 6000 AC in Germany, a 6,028Wh plug-and-play home battery co-built with Tuya Smart. With a 3,000W bidirectional inverter and AI-driven Conow AIX energy management, it is designed to help existing solar households store surplus power, ride out dynamic tariffs, and coordinate heat pumps, EV chargers, and smart home devices.
Read MoreToday’s best smart home deals at Best Buy span robot vacuums, a 2K video doorbell, smart lighting and an Apple HomeKey smart lock, with savings up to 57% off. Every price below was verified on Best Buy’s own product page on October 26, 2026, so shop soon before these deals change.
Read MoreJoyThriveCare, announced October 26, 2026, combines an AI voice assistant, smart home controls, and ambient sensors into one system for senior living communities. Previewed at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, it lets residents control lights and temperature by speaking, while sensors watch for falls and changes in daily activity.
Read MoreXiaomi Korea has launched the Mijia Smart Air Purifier 6 and the larger 6 Plus in South Korea, with five-stage filtration, five-sensor air monitoring, and app-based control. The base model covers up to 50 square meters, the Plus reaches 91 square meters, and promotional pricing runs until November 9. Here is what each model offers, and what it means for shoppers outside Korea.
Read MoreHACS, the Home Assistant Community Store, is moving into Home Assistant itself as a built-in integration called Marketplace, expected in the 2026.11 release in November. Existing downloads should migrate on their own, custom repositories should carry over, and the main catalog will no longer need a GitHub account. Here is what changes, what can break, and what to check before updating.
Read MoreVodafone is rolling out CUJO AI software across millions of its Wi-Fi 7 home hubs in Europe, scoring how well apps like video calls and streaming actually perform instead of just measuring headline speeds. Here is what the Quality of Outcome system does, what it does not inspect, and why it matters for smart homes packed with cameras, speakers, and sensors.
Read MoreCNET’s updated Vivint review scores the professionally installed security system 8.0 out of 10. New Pro cameras, AI detection, and active deterrence impress, but the closed ecosystem, missing Alexa and Apple Home support, and opaque pricing remain real drawbacks for smart home buyers.
Read MoreToday’s verified smart home deals at Best Buy: a Roomba 105 robot vacuum at 47% off, a Yale keypad smart lock, a Philips Hue Gradient floor lamp, the new Echo Show 11, and an Amazon Smart Plug — all checked on the retailer’s own product pages.
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