Smart Homes

Apple set for big releases in 2025: AirTag and smart home products expected

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 eyes smart home expansion with new devices and AI software: Report

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

Reckitt Benckiser starts talks on $7.9 billion homecare assets sale

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

Apple introduces HomePod mini in midnight colour: Price, features, more

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

Amazon Alexa, Google Home top privacy risks in smart home devices: Study

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

Xiaomi launches smart home appliances alongside Redmi Pad SE and Buds 5A

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

Xiaomi Smarter Living: Where to watch Redmi Pad SE, Buds 5A launch event

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

Jio, Plume partner to provide smart home, small biz services to subscribers

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

Comfort and security: what does it take to set up a smart home

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

India's smart home security camera market shipment grow 44%, Xiaomi leads

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

JioThings partners with EESL to deploy 1 mn smart prepaid meters in Bihar

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 ...

ChatGPT-driven smart home voice assistant coming soon: Josh.ai co-founder

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

Apple may roll out updated HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.4: Report

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

Samsung's SmartThings app now supports Matter devices on iOS: Report

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

Samsung Galaxy Watch's new feature to allow users stream live video

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

Apple to expand smart-home lineup with new displays, faster TV set-top box

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

Apple HomePod 2nd Gen speaker brings spatial audio, Matter support and more

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 working on iPad-like display for controlling smart home devices

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

Looking to set up a smart home or office? Here is how you can start

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

Amazon to add Matter-over-Thread support to Echo devices this spring

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