Earlier this year, the Thread Group unveiled version 1.4 of the low-power smart home protocol. One of the key improvements was easy cross-ecosystem interoperability – meaning that Thread-based smart home devices from various brands can work in unison instead of each brand requiring its own control app. Samsung’s SmartThings is one of the first smart home ecosystems to add support for this network unification. This is supported on select SmartThings Hubs (including the Aeotec Smart Home Hub and the Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2) and will be added to more hubs soon. Aeotec Smart Home Hub...

Earlier this year, the Thread Group unveiled version 1.4 of the low-power smart home protocol. One of the key improvements was easy cross-ecosystem interoperability – meaning that Thread-based smart home devices from various brands can work in unison instead of each brand requiring its own control app. Samsung’s SmartThings is one of the first smart home ecosystems to add support for this network unification. This is supported on select SmartThings Hubs (including the Aeotec Smart Home Hub and the Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2) and will be added to more hubs soon. Aeotec Smart Home Hub...

Ahead of its global rollout on October 15, vivo has begun teasing the new features and improvements coming with OriginOS 6. vivo shared two videos with us that showcase the improvements in UI smoothness and a new design for the animated island around the front camera cutout. The upgraded design uses AI to improve interactions. In the video above, we can see that the transitions, app launches, switching between apps, and other UI navigation actions appear smooth and fast. Meanwhile, the second video shows a new design to the island notification feature that works similar...

Reports on the rear cameras of the upcoming Galaxy S26 series have been disappointing so far – in short, there will be very few upgrades. Worse, the few upgrades there will be will not be focused on where they are most needed, e.g. finally getting rid of that 10MP 3x telephoto camera. Does the Galaxy S series need a selfie camera upgrade? If you said “no”, then we have some good news for you – all Galaxy S26 phones will have 12MP front-facing cameras with autofocus lenses, according to Roland Quandt. Yes, just like the S25, S24 and S23 before. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (and the...

Google is bringing its Gemini AI to your smart home with the launch of the aptly-named Gemini for Home. Additionally, it launches several new cameras and a new speaker that enable cool new use-cases. The new Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen) and Nest Doorbell are upgraded with better sensors that allow for a resolution bump to 2K video with HDR to boot. The increased resolution is critical for good AI results, Google says. The cameras can send you alerts with a text description (e.g. “dog jumps out of play pen”) and a short video clip of the event. If you need to...

Google is bringing its Gemini AI to your smart home with the launch of the aptly-named Gemini for Home. Additionally, it launches several new cameras and a new speaker that enable cool new use-cases. The new Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen) and Nest Doorbell are upgraded with better sensors that allow for a resolution bump to 2K video with HDR to boot. The increased resolution is critical for good AI results, Google says. The cameras can send you alerts with a text description (e.g. “dog jumps out of play pen”) and a short video clip of the event. If you need to...

Earlier this year, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared a detailed roadmap for Apple’s upcoming wearables, including a more affordable and lighter Vision Air, which was set to launch in 2027. A new report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple has stopped work on the Vision Air and is going all-in on its smart glasses instead, as it aims to expedite its Meta Ray-Ban competing device. According to the report, Apple has begun transitioning engineers from the Vision Air development to the smart glasses project. Based on the previous report, Apple’s smart glasses were supposed to enter mass...

Samsung's first Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan, was rumored to launch on September 29, but it has reportedly been delayed to October 21. While we are still awaiting official confirmation on that from Samsung, a new media report has revealed when the Korean brand will begin pre-registrations for its first XR headset. According to ChosunBiz, Samsung will begin pre-registrations for Project Moohan on October 15, which will continue until October 21. The launch is now scheduled for October 22. This timeline likely only applies to South Korea, as Project Moohan is said to be...