The Home app already had an option to use an Apple TV or HomePod as a Home Hub. However, the system would choose a random device to act as a hub, which frustrated users. That’s because the Home ...

As reported back in June, iOS 18 and tvOS 18 add an option that finally lets users choose an Apple TV or HomePod as their preferred Home Hub to control HomeKit and Matter accessories remotely.

Two years after announcing support, Ikea’s Dirigera hub can now be updated to act as a bridge between Ikea’s smart home devices and Matter-enabled systems. The software update builds upon ...

Ikea already had a surprisingly robust smart home catalog, offering smart blinds ... It’s now grown even more enticing, as the Dirigera Hub that drives most of the action now offers full ...

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Just as Apple patented the Apple Vision Pro in plain sight for years, it may now be doing the same with the predicted Home Hub, this time starting with a remote control for the device. Even as the ...

In the smart home world, few first names are as well known as Alexa. Amazon has turned its assistant into a household name (literally). The Echo Hub is the company's latest device, designed to ...

You don't need to have a designated hub to run a smart home with Apple Home, but it helps: It means you can control your smart devices when you're away from your home wifi, and set up smart ...

Stand in the back of any lecture hall on campus, and you're bound to see at least one student playing Wordle instead of taking notes. Sorry, professors. Blame their ...

As part of a phased release starting with "select users in the US" today, the PS5 is introducing the new 'welcome hub' to its home screen. This hub is replacing the US-only Explore tab ...

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My solution with this modem-router? Take it to my dad’s big home out in the suburbs, of course. Netgear sent me the company’s new Orbi 970 Series mesh routers some months ago, which represent ...