Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Aqara has launched the Smart Lock U600, a Matter-over-Thread smart lock designed specifically for British multipoint doors, with Apple HomeKey, Samsung Wallet Key, and fingerprint unlocking. Priced at £229.99 and available now on Amazon UK, it fills a long-standing gap for UK Apple Home users who previously had to replace their door hardware.
Read MoreApple’s $349.95 LG Smart Deadbolt Lock and LG Temperature Sensor require a Thread-enabled Apple Home hub, and not every Apple TV 4K qualifies. This guide lists which Apple home hubs support Thread, explains the Wi-Fi-only Apple TV 4K catch, and shows how to check your active hub in the Home app before the Apple Home Collection launches in December.
Read MoreApple has reportedly teamed with LG on seven smart home devices — a video doorbell, smart lock, thermostat, cameras and sensors — all supporting Matter and Thread. Here is what Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says about the LG-branded lineup, the FCC filings, the slipped timeline, and what it means for Apple’s smart home push.
Read MoreApple may announce a partnership with home security giant ADT at its October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event, according to a new MacRumors report. Clues include secretive ADT job listings, iPhones issued to new hires, and timing that matches the delayed smart home hub launch. The deal could bring professional installation for Apple’s wall-mounted hub — or even security monitoring.
Read MoreFCC filings have revealed seven LG-branded smart home devices co-developed with Apple, led by the LG Smart Deadbolt Lock with ultra-wideband — LG’s first smart lock sold outside South Korea.
Read MoreRing has announced its first-ever smart lock, headlined by a hand-powered charging dial that solves the dead-battery problem every smart lock owner dreads. Launching in the U.S. in early 2027, the Ring Smart Lock adds fingerprint, keypad, app, and Alexa entry, connects over Amazon Sidewalk, and slots into Ring’s doorbell-camera-alarm ecosystem. Here is what we know — and the questions Ring has not answered yet.
Read MoreAqara has launched in Canadian Tire stores nationwide, bringing its smart home lineup to over 500 locations starting October 9. The debut covers five Matter-compatible devices — sensors, a smart lock, and security cameras — that work with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings. Here’s what the partnership means for Canadian smart home shoppers.
Read MoreRing launched five new security cameras on October 7, headlined by four Retinal Vision 4K models starting at $99.99 and a $69.99 pan-tilt indoor camera with motion tracking. With flexible power options, Wi-Fi 6, and aggressive pricing that undercuts 2K rivals, the lineup resets expectations for mainstream 4K home security ahead of the holidays.
Read MoreBloomberg’s Mark Gurman has clarified that Apple’s in-house home security camera is “completely separate” from the LG-branded accessories reported this week. The privacy-focused device reportedly won’t record video and instead uses AI to sense room occupancy, and is still slated for 2027 as part of a rumored Apple home security system and subscription service.
Read MoreMark Gurman reports Apple is developing a smart home camera (codenamed J450) that won’t record video. Instead, the device uses on-device Apple Intelligence to analyze the room and report in text: who entered, what happened. No footage, no cloud uploads, no subscription — a privacy-first challenge to Ring, Nest, and Arlo. Not expected at the October 13 event, but it signals Apple’s long-term smart home strategy.
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