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Eve’s Tim Böth is on stage discussing how its smart home devices work with Samsung SmartThings via Matter. “Eve’s smart plugs capture energy efficiency data for SmartThings Energy, the motion sensors provide data to help SmartThings understand your daily routines,” he said. “Our products show how AI can fade into the background.”
Hue’s CTO explains how its new MotionAware feature works and why it’s better than previous RF sensing.
Level’s latest lock adds faster performance, built-in door sensing, and Matter support while keeping its “invisible” design.
On this week’s Vergecast, former CEO and co-founder of iRobot, Colin Angle, discusses what he got wrong when it came to making a robot that you trust in your home, and speculates on what we really want when it comes to home robots. Hint, it’s got arms but not legs ....
This means you should be able to use them to set up and pair Matter-over-Thread smart home devices, even if you don’t have a Thread Border Router.
Apple’s newer Pro iPhones also support Thread, and while the Pixel 9 series has the hardware, it looks like only the Pixel 10 Pro line is officially certified.
If you need to catch up on what Thread is, listen to the latest Vergecast for a deep dive.
What was that gadget F1 driver Lando Norris was talking to during his skit at the Made By Google event? It definitely wasn’t a Nest Wifi or Nest Mini.
Looks like Google may have just teased some upcoming Google Nest hardware, likely powered by its new Gemini for Home voice assistant announced today.
iRobot co-founder Colin Angle on the future of home robotics and then it’s time to learn the story of Thread.
Ken Fairbanks found himself doing exactly that, just so he could keep his smart lights running.
In this week’s Vergecast, I chat with the new owner of Insteon about how and why he found himself buying a smart home company, and the challenges the industry faces today.
