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Got IKEA smart lights? You can now control them directly from your Apple Watch
By Cat Ellis published
IKEA Home Smart is now available for watchOS, and will let you operate lamps and bulbs from your wrist.
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Apple built a super-cute, expressive robot lamp that is giving us major Pixar vibes
By Jacob Krol published
A new research paper from Apple Machine Learning just revealed it has built a robot lamp prototype that is super-cute and reminiscent of Pixar's Luxo Jr. lamp.
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I've seen most of 2025’s flagship robot vacuums and let me tell you, things are about to get weird
By Josephine Watson published
Robot vacuums are making some huge technological leaps in 2025, but is that a good thing?
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Do your Philips Hue lights keep forgetting your last settings? There's now a fix
By Cat Ellis published
A new software update solves a problem affecting Hue setups with motion detectors.
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Amazon just sent invites for a February 26 event, and we might finally see the debut of the next-gen Alexa
By Jacob Krol published
Amazon just surprised us with invites for a devices event on February 26, and while the invite doesn't tell us much, the use of blue is certainly an Alexa-themed hint.
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Apple’s HomePod hub tipped to be its biggest launch of 2025 – here are 3 things it needs to beat Amazon and Google
By Alex Blake published
Apple will launch a smart home hub with a seven-inch display this year, a new report claims.
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I just saw Dreame's new robot vacuum with feet, and I'm ready to throw out my Roborock
By Ruth Hamilton published
This tech-packed bot has convinced me that Dreame is the robovac brand to watch.
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There’s a hidden Thread radio inside your iPhone 16 and 15 – and Apple’s just explained the 2 key things it does
By Mark Wilson published
A new interview with an Apple director and Thread president has shed more light on the Thread radio that's in recent iPhones.
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What is Samsung's ambient sensing? Unpacking the new SmartThings AI features
By Josephine Watson published
While it wasn't a huge reveal, Samsung's SmartThings announced some new AI tools that are coming to its smart home ecosystem and Home AI, including ambient sensing.
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Your Samsung Galaxy Ring might be the key to a smarter home thanks to SmartThings' connected device roadmap
By Josephine Watson published
CES 2025 At an exclusive VP roundtable during CES, I learned more about Samsung’s plans SmartThings - including how devices like the Samsung Galaxy Ring might fit in
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