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Connected devices, hubs and home automation.
The Sense Pro is also Schlage’s first lock to offer hands-free unlocking using Apple HomeKey and Ultra Wideband (UWB) , allowing the lock to automatically unlock as users approach their door with a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch.
Paul Hibbert tests a no-install cooling option, the DREO TurboCool, as a smart-home-friendly alternative to fitted air conditioning.
Eufy expands its FamiLock range with three Matter-compatible smart locks spanning facial recognition, palm-vein scanning and a conventional fingerprint model with Matter over Thread.
Foxy’s Lab on building automations the whole household actually enjoys — covering busy partners, accessibility, neurodivergent users and kids.
The smart-home standard’s biggest update yet finally adds security-camera support — meaning cameras that work across Apple Home, Alexa and Google Home — plus door/window closures and energy management.
Home Assistant 2026.5 makes radio-frequency control a first-class feature, adds serial-port proxying over the network and expands its built-in maintenance and security dashboards.
A hands-on walkthrough for turning an x86 mini PC into a fully local Home Assistant smart home hub, from flashing the OS to building your first automations.
Foxy’s Lab launches a written blog as a companion to its YouTube channel, aimed at deeper dives, quick shares and tutorial content that works better as text.
Early adopters report IKEA’s latest Matter devices dropping their connections, but the company says a firmware update is on the way.
A new report pushes the expected launch window for Apple’s smart-home hub back again — a device seen as central to Apple competing with Amazon and Google in the connected home.
A new collaboration brings around 25 of IKEA’s Matter-over-Thread devices — bulbs, plugs and more — into Samsung’s SmartThings ecosystem, aiming for cheaper, simpler setup.
IKEA has confirmed widespread pairing problems with its new low-cost Matter-over-Thread smart home devices after testers and customers struggled to connect them.
Home Assistant 2026.2 makes the new Home dashboard the default, renames add-ons to apps and launches a community-powered device database to help users pick compatible hardware.
A review of Aqara’s wire-free FP300 multi-sensor, which packs motion, presence, temperature, humidity and light sensing with a choice of Matter over Thread or Zigbee.
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