Smart Home Devices Archives

Belkin Pulls the Plug on Wemo, Exposing Smart Home Fragility

January 30, 2026 by Mintu

Belkin’s Decision to End Wemo Support Signals a Turning Point for the Smart Home Industry

Belkin’s announcement that it will end support for most of its Wemo smart home devices marks a critical moment—not just for Wemo owners, but for the entire connected-home ecosystem. As January 31 approaches, millions of devices that once promised convenience, automation, and intelligence are about to lose much of their functionality overnight. This is not a hardware failure. These devices still power on. The electrical components still work. What’s disappearing is the invisible layer that made them “smart” in the first place: cloud services, remote access, automation schedules, voice assistant integrations, and ongoing security updates. For consumers, this move is … Read more

Apple’s Secret Smart Home Expansion Emerges With HomePad And Camera Device

December 13, 2025 by Mintu

Apple’s Smart Home Strategy Finally Comes Into Focus

For nearly a decade, Apple has been rumored to be quietly preparing a major push into the smart home market. While competitors like Amazon and Google aggressively expanded with Echo and Nest devices, Apple appeared to move cautiously, refining HomeKit, rebuilding its Home app architecture, and integrating deeper Siri controls across iOS and macOS. To many observers, Apple’s smart home ambitions felt stalled—perhaps even abandoned. That perception may now be fundamentally wrong. Leaked internal Apple code tied to pre-release builds of iOS 26 strongly suggests that Apple is preparing to launch its most ambitious smart home hardware lineup to date. … Read more