Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Roborock has officially launched the Saros 20 Flow in the United States following its IFA 2026 debut in Berlin. The flagship robot vacuum and mop pairs 36,000 Pa of claimed suction with the SpiraFlow 2.0 self-cleaning roller mop and a fully automated RockDock. Here is what the new flagship offers and where it sits in Roborock’s 2026 lineup.
Read MoreAlexa+ is now broadly available in the US: Prime members get unlimited access free, others pay $19.99/month. Here’s what Amazon’s generative-AI assistant does and why it matters for your smart home.
Read MoreArlo Secure 7 launched September 15, 2026 with AI Threat Assessment, the Arlo Summary digest, and an upgraded Early Warning System. Starting at $7.99/month, the update shows Arlo betting its future on subscription intelligence rather than hardware alone.
Read MoreArlo’s new Essential Solar Security Camera costs $99.99 and pairs an integrated 1.2W solar panel with a 14,790mAh battery rated for up to six months without sunlight. With 2K video, color night vision and AI alerts via Arlo Secure, it ships in mid-October 2026.
Read MoreTCL unveiled Matter-over-Thread smart locks at CES 2026: the D2 Pro with touch-free palm vein biometrics and local AI learning, plus the D2L fingerprint lever lock. Both carry BHMA Grade 3 certification.
Read MoreIKEA debuted at CES 2026 with a complete Matter-native smart home line priced from $7.99 to $79.99, arriving in North America in Q2 2026. Every device works across Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, and SmartThings with no bridges.
Read MoreAqara’s U400 smart lock, unveiled at CES 2026, combines hands-free UWB unlocking with the Aliro standard and Matter-over-Thread connectivity. Time-of-flight ranging eliminates Bluetooth relay attacks.
Read MoreThe Ring Wired Video Doorbell Elite 2nd Gen is Ring’s $449.99 flagship: a PoE-powered 4K doorbell with 3D motion detection, color night vision and face detection. It’s built for pro installs where wired reliability beats wireless convenience.
Read MoreRing’s new Peephole Cam 2K turns a standard apartment peephole into a connected 2K security camera — no drilling required. At $139.99 CAD with a 140-degree head-to-toe view, quick-release battery and two-way audio, it’s the most renter-friendly doorbell Ring has made.
Read MoreHome Assistant 2026.9, released September 2, 2026 by the Open Home Foundation, adds a Matter network map showing Thread and Wi-Fi paths, border routers, and signal strength — plus AI voice upgrades and a new security dashboard.
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