Apple is preparing to introduce its highly anticipated smart home hub, the Apple HomePod Hub, a device designed to compete directly with established players like Google and Amazon. Expected to launch ...

Is the smart home a winner-take-all market? Z-Wave Chairman Avi Rosenthal explains why interoperability, not a single standard, is the real future at CES 2026.

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If you’re starting your first smart home, one question comes up more than almost any other: “Do I need a hub or a smart speaker to control my smart-home devices?” The short answer: not always. The ...

Apple's HomeKit has fast become a favorite for smart home devotees, especially those who are more comfortable using Apple devices, but when it comes to choosing a hub for yours, there's multiple ways ...

Modern smart devices, like the Google Home Hub, offer a wide range of helpful features, but it's worth knowing whether these ...

On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, we cover more rumors on Apple's smart home display, Sony's TV venture ...

TL;DR: Apple is developing advanced robotics technology, including a Smart Home Hub with a robotic arm and an AI assistant featuring a unique personality, targeting a 2027 launch. The company also ...

The smart home is evolving — not because of AI, but because the industry is finally converging on the Matter standard that ...

LG is expanding its smart home offerings as the brand recently previewed its first-ever hub device: the ThinQ On. We don't know the specifics about the gadget at this moment, with the company keeping ...

The Echo Hub and Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) are two of the newest products to join the Amazon catalog. Both are designed with large touchscreens and make it easy to access the Alexa voice assistant, ...

Apple is planning to release a smart home hub device next year, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The device will reportedly boast a 7-inch square display and will arrive alongside a ...