TL;DR: Apple is developing advanced robotics technology, including a Smart Home Hub with a robotic arm and an AI assistant featuring a unique personality, targeting a 2027 launch. The company also ...

This SBC can do more than run Home Assistant. Treat it as a small service hub, and its extra power finally makes sense.

Apple is preparing to introduce a new smart home hub that could transform how you interact with and manage your connected devices. Recent discoveries in iOS 26 code have revealed details about this ...

Apple’s long-rumored smart home hub, codenamed J490 and dubbed the “HomePad,” is a square-screen hybrid of iPad and HomePod powered by an A18 chip The hub is designed around Face ID and on-device ...

Apple is preparing to introduce its highly anticipated smart home hub, the Apple HomePod Hub, a device designed to compete directly with established players like Google and Amazon. Expected to launch ...

Proprietary hubs are convenient — until they're not.

The SwitchBot Hub 3 smart home controller is now available for purchase. The Matter-capable device is quite different than other smart home hubs we’ve tested, starting with its rotary knob that can ...

Ikea's Dirigera smart home hub looks to improve the way you use your Ikea products. Ikea has a large offering of smart home electronics, all able to be used independently. The Dirigera, though, ...

Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports ...