Security Offensive 2026: Shelly Announces Its Own Camera Range for “Light + Building”
Shelly is entering the security market with its own camera range at Light + Building 2026 – focused on local control and open standards like RTSP and ONVIF.
Smart Home
Smart Home for Everyone: Sonoff Launches “Orb” Series with Matter Support
Sonoff launches its new “Orb” series with Matter support: smart sockets, dimmers and shutter controls for Apple Home, Alexa, Google and SmartThings.
Home Assistant Release 2024.10: Many new features and optimizations
Home Assistant 2024.10 arrives with dashboard improvements, headings, better Matter and Z-Wave support, home network diagnostics and smarter automations.
New UniFi Protect Release 5.0.20 (EA): Support for ONVIF cameras and more
UniFi Protect 5.0.20 (EA) adds ONVIF third-party camera support, Dropbox archiving, camera grouping, a storage manager and more. Full changelog inside.
Amazon Alexa: Billion-dollar loss drives plans for paid version
Amazon’s Echo and device business has lost billions of dollars. Now Alexa is set to get paid AI features. Can a subscription turn the loss-maker around?