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Amazon has confirmed the dates for its Black Friday sale

Amazon’s biggest shopping event of the year is almost here, and this time, it’s running longer than ever.The retail giant has confirmed that its Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday deals will offici

Smart Home 2025-11-12

Siri Shortcuts now work with Samsung’s SmartThings

Samsung’s latest update to its SmartThings platform brings a welcome surprise for Apple users: full support for Siri Shortcuts. No more juggling apps or fiddling with hubs – the integration means tha

Smart Home 2025-11-12

Ring’s new AI-powered feature will reduce the amount of notifications you get

Ring is adding a little more intelligence to your home security feed. The company has announced a new AI-powered feature called Video Descriptions (beta), designed to make notifications smarter and a

Smart Home 2025-11-08

IKEA launches 21 new smart home products – and they all work with Matter

IKEA is kicking off 2026 with a serious move into the connected home by unveiling 21 new smart home products, all built to work with Matter, the universal smart home standard designed to make devices

Smart Home 2025-11-08

Best smart rings 2025: Oura, Samsung, and top alternatives tested

Smart rings represent the most exciting and fastest-moving area of wearables, with the top options offering accurate health tracking, sleep monitoring, and stress insights.The market is booming in

Smart Home 2025-11-07

You can unlock Xiaomi’s new smart door lock 12 different ways

Xiaomi has taken smart home security up a notch with its new Smart Door Lock M40 Pro, which boasts 12 impressive ways to unlock your door – double of what most smart locks offer.Currently, th

Smart Home 2025-11-06

Ring Intercom Video launches in the UK, giving apartment living a smarter upgrade

Ring is bringing its latest smart home innovation to UK apartments with the launch of Ring Intercom Video, a new connected device that lets residents see, speak to, and grant access to visitors all f

Smart Home 2025-11-06

IKEA’s smart home hub now runs Matter 1.3 and can power more gadgets

IKEA’s Dirigera home hub has just got a whole lot smarter – thanks to an upgrade that makes it compatible with Matter 1.3 supported products. Dirigera firmware update 2.866.3 enables the hub to con

Smart Home 2025-11-05

You can now bring your old Nest Thermostats back from the dead

If you’ve been clinging to your first or second generation Nest Thermostat, there’s some good news – a clever workaround now offers a way to bring Google’s devices back online.When Google officiall

Smart Home 2025-11-05

You might want to hold off buying a HomePod this week

If you’ve been thinking about grabbing a new HomePod mini or Apple TV setup, you might want to wait for a bit – at least for a little while. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg says Apple’s getting read

Smart Home 2025-11-04