smart-home

The Coway Airmega Pedestal Fan P50 prioritizes simplicity by avoiding app-based controls, offering voice and remote operation. While quiet and versatile, its voice control falls short and its airflow is less powerful than competitors.

Xiaomi recaps its latest launch event in 10 minutes, showcasing the Xiaomi 17T Series, wearables, and smart home appliances.

Wired reviews the best robotic pool cleaners of 2026, highlighting top picks from Beatbot, iGarden, and Dreame, with a focus on battery-powered models over traditional hose-based systems.

A review of Kiwibit's AI-powered bird feeder, which uses a built-in camera and bird-identification algorithm to track and identify over 10,000 bird species, offering a fun and connected backyard experience.

Xiaomi announces the Robot Vacuum H50 Pro, featuring ultra-high suction power, edge-to-edge cleaning, smarter obstacle avoidance, and carpet detection.

Xiaomi announces the Mijia Refrigerator Side-by-Side 621L with large capacity, multi-airflow cooling, and Ag+ Fresh technology for smarter control.

Xiaomi announces the Mijia Air Conditioner GentleAir, offering all-season cooling and heating with high energy efficiency and a gentle airflow experience.

Wired reviews the best outdoor security cameras for 2026, highlighting the Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro for its Matter controller and Thread border router capabilities, with clear 2K video, local recording, and AI detection.

An analysis of why the smart home bubble burst, tracing problems from IoT device abandonment and subscription fatigue to the complexity of local solutions like Home Assistant, and noting that true AI-driven intelligence remains elusive.

A guide to the best smart sprinkler and irrigation systems for in-ground and hose watering, with features like weather intelligence and soil monitoring.

WIRED's guide to the best fans of 2026, highlighting new smart features like radar tracking, mood lighting, and bladeless designs.

AcuRite explains why it's discontinuing its My AcuRite app, citing obsolete technology and sustainability issues, while transitioning users to AcuRite NOW.

WIRED reviews the best window air conditioners of 2026, including models from Midea, Zafro, GE, Della, and LG, highlighting smart features like app control and voice assistant support, as well as heat pump efficiency.

The Birdie Pro is an updated air quality monitor that uses a mechanical bird to indicate poor air quality, now with additional sensors and smart home integrations. It's available via Kickstarter.

Google is expanding its Gemini AI-powered smart home features to third parties, aiming to monetize through subscriptions as the cost of smart home technology rises.

The Verge's smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy announces a subscriber AMA to answer questions about robot vacuums, sharing her expertise from years of testing devices like the Dyson Spot & Scrub and Matic.

A review of SimpliSafe's modular home security system, highlighting its ease of installation and expandability, along with the author's personal experience.

A comprehensive buying guide for robot vacuum-mops, recommending the best models for different home types based on real-world testing, with emphasis on mop design and house layout.

A review of the Oto Smart Sprinkler, a solar-powered device that waters lawns precisely via an app, with features like zone definition, weather intelligence, and play modes.

The author expresses a desire for Apple to build a family-scoped AI assistant that integrates across devices for shared calendars, medication reminders, and logistics, but doubts Apple will create it due to lack of focus and execution.