Smart Homes

Reportedly, Apple's second-generation AirTag will boast enhanced range, a new wireless chip, and better privacy features. It is expected to launch in mid-2025

Apple had collaborated with Google and Amazon to develop a smart home protocol called Matter, allowing cross-platform compatibility between home devices and accessories

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is helping Reckitt on evaluating options for its formula brand Mead Johnson, including a potential sale, according to the people

Priced at Rs 10,990, the HomePod mini in midnight is available for pre-order, with sale set to commence from July 17

A study by Surfshark's research hub revealed that one in 10 smart home apps collects user data for tracking purposes

Xiaomi's new range of smart home appliances includes Robot Vacuum Cleaner S10 and a portable Handheld Garment Steamer

Xiaomi will also launch a robot vacuum cleaner and a garment steamer during the Smarter Living event

Telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm on Wednesday announced a partnership with Plume to provide smart home and small business services to its subscribers in the country. The alliance will deliver services, through Plume's scalable cloud platform, to about 200 million premises in India, according to a release. "With this new partnership, Jio will deploy 'HomePass' and 'WorkPass' consumer services enabled by Plume's AI-powered and cloud-based platform, including whole-home adaptive WiFi, connected device and application performance optimisation, cyberthreat protection for connected devices, advanced parental controls, WiFi motion sensing and more," according to the release. Jio, the release said, is harnessing Plume's cloud platform "to bring best-in-class in-home experiences to consumers in India". Access to Plume's 'Haystack' Support and Operations Suite will enable Jio's customer support and operations teams to identify, analyse, and act faster on performance-related issues, fin

Switches, locks, lights: the devices you must have to be in control wherever you are

India's smart home security camera market shipments experienced 44 per cent (on-year) growth in 2022, a report has said

JioThings Smart Utility Platform, an IoT (Internet of Things) solution of JioThings, has partnered with Energy Efficiency Services Limited to deploy 1 million smart prepaid meters in Bihar along with French electric utility firm EDF, according to a release. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is the joint venture of leading Public Sector Enterprises under the Ministry of Power, set up by the government to facilitate energy efficiency projects and to work as energy service company. JioThings Smart Utility Platform has partnered with EESL to enable 1 million smart prepaid meters in Bihar, the release said. "JioThings Smart Utility Platform is a revolutionary NB-IoT (NarrowBand-Internet of Things) enabled future-ready solution from Jio Platforms and is backed by 4G/LTE technology, which will drive the digital transformation of the power utilities sector and help achieve the Ministry of Power and Government of India's aim of installing 250 million smart meters," the release ...

US-based artificial intelligence company Josh.ai, which is known for developing the voice-controlled home automation system, has started working on a prototype integration using OpenAI's ChatGPT

Later, last month, it was reported that the company will roll out its HomeKit architecture in the iOS 16.3 beta

Earlier, Matter accessories connected to a SmartThings hub were only able to be controlled with an Android device, however now Apple devices can also be used

This builds on existing Galaxy Watch support for TVs, air conditioners, lights and other devices

The push into smart displays will start with a tablet product - essentially a low-end iPad - that can control things like thermostats and lights, show video and handle FaceTime chats

Priced at Rs 32,900, the second generation HomePod speaker is available to order on Apple Store online, with availability beginning on February 3

Apple is reportedly working on a new iPad-like display that will be used for smart home management purposes

While there are internet-free options, those have not yet come into India

Matter is a new smart home interoperability standard that provides a common language for smart home devices to communicate locally in your home without relying on a cloud connection