Category: Smart home

SmartThings, Samsung Electronics’ global smart home platform, has built enhanced integrations with furniture retailer IKEA’s new smart home product line. Samsung Electronics has enabled seamless integration of IKEA’s 25 practical Matter-over-Thread smart home devices—including smart bulbs and plugs—into the SmartThings platform, allowing users to effortlessly incorporate them into daily life. […]

The guys over at TECH4 sent us this Lithe Audio Bluetooth ceiling speaker to check out. We’ve got a ceiling for it in mind, but won’t be able to install it for a while yet, so we set it up on the bench in the meantime to complete our review […]

Enhanced SmartThings Family Care provides more thoughtful support for families living apart Galaxy Now Brief integrates Home Security, Family Care and Pet Care and expands to TVs and Family Hub refrigerators SEOUL, Korea – April 16, 2026 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has updated its global […]

Smart lighting has redefined how we interact with and manage our homes, offering unparalleled convenience and control. We can automate lights to turn on only when someone is in the room and turn them off from our phones, no matter where we are. With smart lighting solutions from companies like […]

Samsung Wallet, Aliro Locks, and SmartThings turn a simple tap into total home control What if getting into your home didn’t require fumbling for keys, digging through bags, or wondering whether you locked the door on your way out? With the Samsung Wallet, SmartThings, and Aliro-certified smart locks from trusted […]

May 28, 2019 Last time we looked at our spreadsheet of room sizes which was a great starting point for our floor plan. But what about the plot that we’re actually going to be building on? The Site Our new home will be built on an infill plot between 2 other […]

May 17, 2019 Smart Home Week is a marketing collaboration between industry stakeholders and it aims to “inform, educate and reassure UK consumers about the benefits and opportunities of living in a smart”. In the lead up to this years events I attended the press forum in the RIBA in London […]

I had the pleasure of catching up with smart home expert David Webster a few days ago and we talked about a bunch of interesting things. If you happen to watch the video (below) or listen to the podcast episode, my apologies for the out-of-sync audio. It sounds like I’m […]

Did you know your Samsung TV can double as a SmartThings Hub? Many 2024 and newer models come with the hub built in, which means no extra device is needed. With just a few steps, you can turn your TV into the heart of your smart home and instantly start […]