58+ min ago   (68+ words) A voice-controlled home robot that can navigate a house, switch appliances on and off, and hold a natural conversation in multiple languages has been built for less than 10,000 rupees — roughly one-fifth of the cost of comparable commercial systems. The robot,…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (186+ words) You can even make Alexa snarky. The quickest method is to say, "Alexa, change your personality style." Alexa will present your options and guide you through them. If you prefer to use the app, open Devices > Your Device > Device Settings…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago   (130+ words) Multi-agent smart home systems cost 5-10x more to build than single-agent tools. The protocol powering them executes OS commands by design. And regulators haven't caught up. The era of the “free” smart home was always a myth. Sonos isn’t charging you…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1729+ words) Home Assistant 2026.9 has arrived for the new school year. And this time, no spectacular features that make you want to redo your entire dashboard in the evening. Instead, the team has tackled a series of small tweaks that can quickly…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (474+ words) Crossposted from my blog, where the rest of the Home Assistant series lives. When I started, most of the physical door and window contacts weren't wired yet. Rather than wait, or climb a ladder for every iteration, I created simulated…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1304+ words) You are comparing two systems that both promise smart water monitoring, and the difference comes down to …...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (471+ words) Basic Tutorials Athom’s Homey smart home hub now supports integration with home appliances from Hisense, Gorenje, ASKO, ATAG, and Pelgrim. This is made possible by the official ConnectLife app, which has been available in the Homey App Store since September…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (192+ words) Notebookcheck Another update has arrived for the Home Assistant app for iOS. The open-source smart home automation software’s app received a major update, version 2026.9.0, at the end of August 2026. Now, Home Assistant app version 2026.9.1 brings more new features, improvements, and…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (234+ words) Google may not have any news to share about the missing Gemini 3.5 Pro (the next-gen AI model originally scheduled to be released in June), but the company does have a consolation prize for Windows users. In a Thursday blog post,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (397+ words) IC Realtime has unveiled what it’s calling Bunker, a platform built on NVIDIA’s Jetson edge-computing technology, which injects edge-AI into a home’s security system. According to IC Realtime, the platform processes visual information, identifies activity that departs from established patterns…...