Smart Home Archives

Apple preps HomePad hub and at least one new camera-equipped accessory, internal code reveals

Thursday, December 11, 2025 1:01 pmThursday, December 11, 2025No Comments

A leak from internal iOS code shows Apple appears poised to revolutionize its smart home lineup with a mysterious new hub dubbed “HomePad”…

Artificial intelligence is key to Apple’s push into robotics

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 5:06 pm2 Comments

Apple is reportedly developing a new robot designed to assist with household tasks, marking a significant expansion into AI-driven robotics…

Apple preps ambitious AI and smart home hardware-software roadmap

Monday, August 18, 2025 10:01 amMonday, August 18, 20253 Comments

Apple is developing an extensive hardware and software roadmap focused on artificial intelligence and smart home products, featuring…

Apple looks to make a splash in 2025 with AI-infused smart home devices

Monday, December 23, 2024 9:00 am4 Comments

In 2025, the smart home represents a significant opportunity for Apple, which is expected to launch an AI-powered smart home hub…

Apple preps smart home display with AI personality

Friday, November 15, 2024 10:01 amFriday, November 15, 2024No Comments

Apple is preparing to unveil a new AI-enabled smart home device, as it works to catch up with rivals in the smart home market…

Apple’s newest Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain an unannounced Thread radio

Thursday, June 6, 2024 12:02 pmThursday, June 6, 2024No Comments

At the heart of Matter, the new smart home standard co-developed by Apple, lies Thread. Matter utilizes Thread as its foundation, including…

Apple mulls Apple TV with a built-in FaceTime camera and gesture-based controls

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 3:03 pmTuesday, April 9, 20247 Comments

Apple may be focusing a bit more on the smart home segment, including mulling the release of an Apple TV with a built-in FaceTime camera and…

Belkin halts Matter support to rethink smart home device strategy

Friday, March 17, 2023 5:17 pmFriday, March 17, 20234 Comments

Belkin’s smart home company Wemo is halting the development of devices with Matter to rethink its strategy…

Apple’s new HomePod will connect to devices no matter who makes them, thanks to Matter

Friday, February 3, 2023 12:28 pm3 Comments

Apple’s relaunch of its HomePod smart speaker includes not just upgraded acoustics but a new feature: support for Matter, which Apple…

New HomePod breathes new life into Apple’s smart home aspirations

Thursday, January 19, 2023 3:03 pmThursday, January 19, 20239 Comments

HomePod (2nd generation) offers convenient new ways to manage everyday tasks and control the smart home. Users can now create…

Apple preps smart display, new Apple TV hardware in smart home push

Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:14 am3 Comments

Apple is working on a slate of devices aimed at challenging Amazon and Google in the smart home market, including new displays and…

What’s new in HomeKit in iOS 16

Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:45 pmThursday, June 9, 2022No Comments

HomeKit is set to receive quite a few updates this fall with iOS 16. Here’s everything new coming to Apple’s smart home platform…

Apple-backed Matter smart home standard delayed until fall 2022

Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:34 pm3 Comments

Matter, the new smart home interoperability standard being developed by Google, Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and others, has again been…

Apple-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard delayed until 2022

Friday, August 13, 2021 4:40 pm6 Comments

The final specification of Matter, the smart home interoperability protocol backed by Apple, Google, and Amazon, has been delayed. Matter…

Apple, Google, Amazon smart home alliance is called Matter

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:04 pmTuesday, May 11, 20212 Comments

Matter, an industry alliance sponsored by Apple, Google, Amazon and other tech companies will begin certifying smart home devices…

Apple’s HomePod mini has a secret sensor for smart home thermostats, other devices

Monday, March 22, 2021 9:44 am7 Comments

Apple’s well-received HomePod mini smart speaker has a secret: a sensor that measures temperature and humidity that could be used to…

Using Eve motion sensors to automate your HomeKit smart home

Friday, March 19, 2021 1:11 pm3 Comments

As you see the HomeKit logo, you know that you’ll be able to control a smart home device from Apple’s Home app and from Siri using your…

Top tip for upgrading to gigabit broadband with smart home kit

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:35 am1 Comment

Upgrading broadband isn’t something any of us do often, but when I found that gigabit broadband had finally reached my building, I found it impossible…

2020’s best Apple HomeKit devices

Friday, January 31, 2020 9:35 am5 Comments

Which smart home devices work best with Apple’s HomeKit? Apple’s Home app will control them all in a single app and Siri will control your lights…

How IKEA’s smart blinds work with HomeKit on iOS and through Siri

Monday, January 6, 2020 3:31 pmWednesday, January 8, 20203 Comments

After months of waiting, Ikea has now started rolling out HomeKit support for its FYRTUR and KADRILJ smart blinds…

Apple open-sources portions of their HomeKit Accessory Development Kit

Thursday, December 19, 2019 3:02 pmThursday, December 19, 20193 Comments

Apple is open-sourcing portions of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK) in a move to accelerate development…

Apple, Google and Amazon decide to ‘play nice’ over smart home tech

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:46 pmWednesday, December 18, 20195 Comments

The highly competitive tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon have announced they are teaming up in an effort to make smart…

Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee Alliance join forces to develop open standard for smart home devices

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:46 am3 Comments

Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance today announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard…