Smart Home & Tech

Apartment Therapy lists 10 tech offers still available after Amazon’s Big Deal Days, including discounts on AirPods, tablets, headphones and speakers.

• While Home Team
• October 9, 2026

CNET reports the Kasa KP401 outdoor smart plug is $13 during Prime Day, down from $17. The sale price, retailer availability and end date are unclear.

• While Home Team
• October 5, 2026

The Meross MS605 combines PIR, mmWave, three motion zones and a light sensor over Matter and Thread, but reliable detection may take hands-on tuning.

• While Home Team
• October 2, 2026

Home Assistant 2026.10 beta adds controls for Matter leak sensors and locks, electrical readings, blind settings and automation triggers.

• While Home Team
• October 2, 2026

Inovelli has begun developing a Matter-over-Thread switch with 24 GHz mmWave sensing. Beta testing is planned for late 2026.

• While Home Team
• October 2, 2026

Four frontier AI models ran the same company through its worst week. All spotted every crisis — only two closed the deal. Now you can wargame your own.

• While Home Team
• September 30, 2026

Kimi K3 placed second in Firmulate’s company wargame, ahead of three Western models. The results test whether AI can read, resist and finish.

• While Home Team
• September 25, 2026

A benchmark where doing nothing scores 26 and one lie caps everything: what Firmulate’s honest AI grading teaches smart home buyers about judging autonomous machines.

• While Home Team
• September 19, 2026

Firmulate’s most diligent AI learned 80 rules and still finished last, showing why smart-home autonomy must be judged by follow-through, not fluent analysis.

• While Home Team
• September 13, 2026