#smart-home — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA

216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem - Gamers Nexus

Hacked residential proxy bot networks love your IOT devices and smart tvs. They are thriving and increasing your power bills at the same time.

https://spur.us/blog/smart-tv-apps-residential-proxy-sdks

https://people.kernel.org/monsieuricon/creepy-crawlies

#bots #residentialproxies #infosec #surveillance #hacking #LG #smarthome #iot

Tried out: Ugreen HomeAgent combines NAS with smart home hub and local AI

Ugreen introduces a hybrid of network storage, Matter controller, and smart speaker – for up to $20,000. Is the device incredibly powerful or just crazy?

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Tried-out-Ugreen-HomeAgent-combines-NAS-with-smart-home-hub-and-local-AI-11444187.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Automatisierung #Datenschutz #Hardware #IFA #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #NAS #SmartHome #news

Hisense Air Conditioners to Get Alexa+ Control
https://www.allthethings.best/hisense-air-conditioners-to-get-alexa-control
Hisense is teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa+ to let people control select air conditioners with more natural voice commands, moving away from memorized phrases and fiddly menus. Announced at IFA 2026 in Berlin, Hisense says it will be among the first home appliance brands to bring smart home devices to the Alexa+ AI assistant using Amazon’s new Smart Home AI Toolkit.
#news #ac #ai #alexa #amazon #smarthome

Govee’s Stunning New Sky Ceiling Light Mimics Real Daylight
https://www.allthethings.best/govees-stunning-new-sky-ceiling-light-mimics-real-daylight
Govee is putting the focus on the ceiling with a new smart light that aims to mimic natural daylight in rooms that have no skylight. Announced at IFA 2026 in Berlin, the Govee Sky Ceiling Light is the center of a four-product lineup, backed by a new AI Lighting Bot 2.0 feature that responds to plain-language mood requests.
#news #ai #govee #ifa #matter #smarthome

🆕DJI Romo P2 i Romo A2 dotarły do Polski. Nowe roboty sprzątające mają mocne argumenty
➡️https://rootblog.pl/dji-romo-p2-i-romo-a2-oficjalnie-w-polsce/

#ai #DJI #DJIRomo #DJIRomoA2 #DJIRomoP2 #smarthome

Ausprobiert: Ugreen HomeAgent kreuzt NAS mit Smart-Home-Hub und lokaler KI

Ugreen bringt einen Hybrid aus Netzwerkspeicher, Matter-Controller und Smart Speaker – für bis zu 20.000 Dollar. Ist das Gerät irre mächtig oder nur irre?

https://www.heise.de/news/Ausprobiert-Ugreen-HomeAgent-kreuzt-NAS-mit-Smart-Home-Hub-und-lokaler-KI-11444016.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Automatisierung #Datenschutz #Hardware #IFA #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #NAS #SmartHome #news

And presence matters.

🏠 Home → Home Assistant Voice + phone notification

🚗 Away → phone notification only

My empty bedroom does not need increasingly urgent warnings about my meetings.

Context-aware automation > MOAR NOTIFICATIONS.

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome

The current setup:

📅 Fastmail Calendar
↓
🏠 Home Assistant
↓
🤖 OpenAI TTS
↓
🗣️ Home Assistant Voice

And 📱 ntfy handles phone notifications.

Much more of the workflow now lives inside infrastructure I actually control.

#OpenAI #SmartHome #SelfHosting

Sonos: Ace Ultra und Beam Ultra ab sofort bei Amazon vorbestellbar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/sonos-ace-ultra-und-beam-ultra-ab-sofort-bei-amazon-vorbestellbar/

Code leak: Four HomePods for surround sound, more HomeKit news

Apple plans new features for existing HomePods and wants to bring Siri AI to new models. New Home accessories are also apparently planned.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Code-leak-Four-HomePods-for-surround-sound-more-HomeKit-news-11443999.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Apple #Entertainment #HomeKit #AppleHomepod #Mobiles #SmartHome #news

Code-Leak: Vier HomePods für Surround-Klang, weitere HomeKit-News

Apple plant neue Möglichkeiten für bestehende HomePods und will Siri AI auf neue Modelle holen. Außerdem ist offenbar neues Home-Zubehör geplant.

https://www.heise.de/news/Code-Leak-Vier-HomePods-fuer-Surround-Klang-weitere-HomeKit-News-11441784.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Apple #Entertainment #HomeKit #AppleHomepod #Mobiles #SmartHome #news

Shelly: Neue Partnerprodukte mit Hörmann, Rademacher und Co. vorgestellt

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/shelly-neue-partnerprodukte-mit-hoermann-rademacher-und-co-vorgestellt/

IKEA DUBBELKISEL: Smarter LED-Treiber ab sofort für 22 Euro erhältlich

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/ikea-dubbelkisel-smarter-led-treiber-ab-sofort-fuer-22-euro-erhaeltlich/

LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

https://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart-TVs-caught-logging-audio-with-screen-off-and-snooping-on-local-devices.1391214.0.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49594878

#HackerNews #LGSmartTVs #AudioLogging #PrivacyConcerns #SmartHome #SecurityBreach #TechNews

What’s one smart home feature you wish manufacturers would STOP making unnecessarily complicated?

I’m looking at you Apple, still not letting users do simple timeouts easily

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #AppleHome

🤖 Roborock na IFA 2026: Eko­systém úklidu od obýváku až po bazén

https://infoek.cz/roborock-na-ifa-2026-ekosystem-uklidu-od-obyvaku-az-po-bazen-2026/

🤖 Roborock at IFA 2026: A cleaning ecosystem from the living room to the pool

https://infoek-cz.translate.goog/roborock-na-ifa-2026-ekosystem-uklidu-od-obyvaku-az-po-bazen-2026/?_x_tr_sl=cs&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=cs&_x_tr_pto=wapp

✍️ PR

#IFA2026 #Roborock #Smarthome

Ugreen Gallery 3: E-Ink-Fotorahmen mit lokaler KI vorgestellt https://www.computerbase.de/news/smart-home/ugreen-gallery-3-e-ink-fotorahmen-mit-lokaler-ki-vorgestellt.99279/ #ugreen #gallery3 #smarthome

Published is better than perfect! Yet another post on the blog, this time - a #HomeServer / #SmartHome update!

How I’ve switched from #RaspberryPi to a #Lenovo Tiny PC and ran #Proxmox and surprisngly uneventful (meaning it worked right of the bat) new Ikea #Matter devices.

https://samulczyk.pl/2026/09/smart-home-update-september-2026-a-home-server-paradigm-shift/

I’ve been running Raspberry Pi as a home server for a long time and the most recent version – Pi 5 has been quite an amazing computer for what it was. However, my home lab urges have become stronger and I’ve felt the need to step my game up…

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What’s the ONE smart home feature you use every day that you’d genuinely struggle to live without?

Not the flashy stuff. The little automation that’s quietly become essential. 👇

#SmartHome #Automation #IoT

Best Water Leak Detectors (2026): Moen, Phyn, TP-Link

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-water-leak-detector/

Phoscon ConBee II Review
https://www.allthethings.best/phoscon-conbee-ii-review
The Phoscon ConBee II remains a solid, well-supported Zigbee coordinator for anyone with an existing Home Assistant or deCONZ setup. It's stable, still gets regular firmware updates, and works cleanly with ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT too.
#reviews #beginner #homeassistant #smarthome #zigbee