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The Hidden Cost of Securing Your Smart Home’s AI Agent Chain
8+ hour, 33+ 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…...
Philips Hue and Nanoleaf are teaming up with a product to bridge things together
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (157+ words) For years, Philips Hue and Nanoleaf have basically ignored each other's existence, each building its own walled garden of bulbs, strips, and panels. That's changing. At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Signify — the company behind Philips Hue — announced a partnership with Nanoleaf…...
Home Assistant rolls out major app update with new energy widget
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (245+ words) Notebookcheck A new Home Assistant app update for iOS devices has arrived. Version 2026.9.0 follows on from 2026.7.x releases across July and August 2026. The latest version of the iOS app for the smart home automation software brings a dozen new features....
Smart devices get cyber safety rating
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (726+ words) By David Braue on Sep 08 2026 01:03 PM A new Australian labelling scheme for smart home devices will help consumers identify products that meet a number of mandatory security standards, Cybersecurity Minister Tony Burke has said in launching a pilot of the…...
Philips Hue Liane 360° Rope Light (16ft)
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (24+ words) Bend, cut, and mount this color-changing LED rope light anywhere, then control brightness, color, and scenes from the Philips Hue app on your phone....
GUDE Systems integrates smart power with Lightware
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (237+ words) Installation-international Update your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now GUDE Systems, a Cologne-based manufacturer of IP-based power distribution units (PDUs), has integrated its smart PDUs into Lightware’s LARA (Lightware Advanced Room Automation) platform. The new GUDE…...
The smart home gets smarter before Apple’s big push begins
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (525+ words) Ugreen’s HomeAgent shows how local AI could transform the smart home before Apple’s long-awaited hardware push even begins....
Philips Hue Essential A60 - Still Not Quite Smart Enough
1+ week, 2+ day ago (854+ words) This is going to be a review of two halves. And it's mostly because I've painted myself into an IoT corner. When I first started testing smart home devices, most of them were very locked into their respective "ecosystems." Apple…...
Philips Hue Adds Nanoleaf Light Panels to Its Ecosystem at IFA
1+ week, 2+ day ago (544+ words) The smart lighting industry has blown up with so many new entrants over the past decade. Three names that lead the space, Philips Hue, Govee, and Nanoleaf, have always fought for the first spot. Turns out, Philips Hue and Nanoleaf…...
Philips Hue Gradient Signe Pendant
1+ week, 2+ day ago (24+ words) The Hue Gradient Signe Pendant hangs horizontally from the ceiling and rotates to redirect light onto the ceiling, a wall, or your desk below....