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Apple has started taking preorders for the initial smart home products in its Apple Home Collection, co-developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, with shipping expected in mid-December. The launch follows Apple's announcement of the collection a month earlier alongside its Siri-powered HomeView smart display, which also became available for purchase today.
Amazon has cut the price of the eero Max 7 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh router by $180, bringing it back to its all-time low. The router covers up to 2,500 square feet and supports over 250 connected devices, with two 10 Gigabit and two 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports for internet plans up to 10Gbps.
Airversa has released the Humelle, a humidifier that connects to Apple Home over the Thread protocol via a HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV 4K hub. The device includes a built-in temperature and humidity sensor, letting users set a target humidity in Auto Mode so it adjusts mist output automatically. It holds a 3.2-liter top-fill tank rated for up to 60 hours of runtime and projects mist roughly 40 inches high.
The Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker, which launched in June as Google's first new smart speaker in years, is now discounted by about $20 to roughly $79 in all four colors across Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. The sale marks the lowest price yet for the device, which supports Matter, includes a Thread border router, and can serve as audio output for the Google TV Streamer 4K.
Hacker News posted its monthly 'Who is hiring?' thread for November 2026, where companies can list open positions directly as comments. The guidelines ask posters to specify location and remote policy, represent only companies they personally work for, and commit to responding to applicants. A companion thread, 'Who wants to be hired?', was also linked for job seekers.
A networking explainer breaks down the three core pieces of home internet hardware: modems, which translate signals between your ISP connection and digital devices (replaced by an ONT on fiber lines); routers, which distribute that data to devices over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, manage local traffic, and provide security features like firewalls; and gateways, which combine a modem and router into one unit, commonly supplied by ISPs.
A Reddit thread alleges that Meta's smart glasses have captured audio of conversations even when users did not say the required 'Hey Meta' wake phrase. The claims suggest the device's microphone may activate recording unintentionally, raising privacy concerns among users.
Amazon is selling Apple's newly announced HomeView smart display for $289.99, a $10 discount, in both gray and starlight colorways. The device, unveiled Tuesday, ships November 13th and features a seven-inch touchscreen, Matter and Thread smart home hub support, a 12-megapixel FaceTime camera, and Siri with personal context awareness.
Apple has launched HomeView, its first smart display, at a starting price of $299, alongside an updated Apple TV 4K that now also costs $299. The Apple TV 4K price marks another increase from its earlier $249 tag, following a price hike applied to existing Apple products back in June.
Onvis has released an outdoor smart plug built on Matter over Thread, rated IP65 for weather resistance and capable of handling up to 1800 watts. It offers real-time energy monitoring that appears directly in Apple Home's energy view, and works natively with Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings without a proprietary hub.
Hacker News has posted its monthly 'Ask HN: Who is hiring?' thread for October 2026, inviting companies to list open roles directly rather than through recruiters or job boards. Posting rules require location details, remote-work status, and a brief company description for lesser-known firms, with posters expected to actively respond to applicants.
Aqara used IFA to introduce a broad range of new smart lighting products, including the 4.6-foot Floor Lamp T1 with RGBIC lighting and 18 addressable zones, outdoor permanent lights, RGBIC string lights, an upgraded LED light strip, and second-generation downlights. All the new devices support Matter through Thread, letting them work with platforms like Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant, and Homey. Aqara has not yet announced pricing or release dates for any of these products.