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Ring's new security camera has its highest resolution – and I can't wait to try it
By Cat Ellis published
The Ring Outdoor Cam Plus has an upgraded camera for 2K footage, wide viewing angles, and improved night vision.

Eufy's new camera smart lock covers blind spots your Ring doorbell might miss
By Cat Ellis published
The FamiLock opens your door with a wave of your hand, and it supports Matter too.

The 'world's smallest' robot vacuum is now available in a combo version, but for me it defeats the whole point
By Ruth Hamilton published
The new version adds an integrated stick vacuum for stairs and sofas, but it adds bulk where the selling point was its compact design.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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