The Ultimate Guide to Smart Home
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Smart Home.
What to know about Smart Home
The Smart Home tag showcases the transformative world of home automation and connected living. Explore stories about innovative smart devices, from security systems and smart speakers to energy-saving appliances and AI-powered assistants, shaping modern homes globally and locally.
Discover insights into the latest technologies redefining convenience, comfort, and security in living spaces. Learn about challenges such as cybersecurity, privacy concerns, and market adoption, along with expert tips to make your smart home both efficient and safe.
Dive into product reviews, industry trends, and breakthroughs in smart home integration, including emerging concepts like Smart Home-as-a-Service and voice-controlled environments. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a curious homeowner, these stories offer valuable guidance on navigating and embracing the future of smart living.
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Recent Smart Home News
Matter & OpenADR link up for home energy management
A clearer route for utilities to control home devices could cut integration costs for manufacturers as demand response programmes expand.
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
The rollout aims to help businesses run autonomous AI agents more securely, while easing data, networking and sovereignty constraints.
Trend Micro rebrands consumer arm as TrendLife with Kaleida
Households facing rising AI fraud risks are the target of a new family assistant as the firm shifts its consumer unit around digital safety.
Synology adds private home monitoring to BeeStation Plus
Users can now monitor homes and small workspaces privately, with footage stored locally on BeeStation Plus and no subscription fees.
Norway tops iSelect home security index as UK ranks seventh
Britain’s seventh-place finish reflects weaker search interest in home protection, even as its smart security infrastructure score remained high.
AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40
AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.
Arduino, Qualcomm launch Hackster contest for UNO Q
Arduino and Qualcomm launch a global Hackster contest around the new AI-focused UNO Q board, giving away 300 units to developers.
Nvidia pushes Jetson as edge hub for open AI models
Nvidia is pitching Jetson as the key edge platform for open generative AI, pushing speech, vision and robotics models out of the data centre.
Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre
Salesforce debuts Agentforce Contact Centre, unifying AI agents, voice, digital channels and CRM data to simplify customer service operations.
Firewalla app update boosts DAP security & family tools
Firewalla's latest app update tightens DAP network security while rolling out smarter family time controls and a refreshed interface.
Ultrahuman unveils Ring PRO & Jade AI health coach
Ultrahuman debuts Ring PRO smart ring and Jade AI, promising weeks-long battery life and real-time health guidance across its ecosystem.
HONOR unveils AI robot phone concept & Magic V6 foldable
HONOR debuts Robot Phone concept, flagship Magic V6 foldable, MagicPad 4 and a humanoid robot in an AI-first hardware push at MWC.
Pwn2Own event uncovers 73 zero-days with USD $1 million in prizes
Seventy-three zero-day vulnerabilities were uncovered at Pwn2Own, with winners sharing USD $1 million in prizes for exposing critical cyber flaws.
L'Oréal named ambassador to boost SME cyber resilience in UK
L'Oréal UK and Ireland is the first beauty firm appointed National Ambassador to aid UK SMEs in strengthening cyber resilience and combating cyber crime.
Trend Micro hosts Pwn2Own Ireland to tackle AI risks
Trend Micro has launched the Pwn2Own Ireland contest to uncover vulnerabilities in AI-enabled consumer devices, supported by Meta, Synology, and QNAP.