Owners of the new Google Home Speaker have been finding that it pulls huge amounts of data from Google's servers while sitting idle. 9to5Google reported the problem on 19 October 2026 (US time) after several user reports over the previous week, and Google told the site that "a fix is already rolling out that should address this for users." Google h
Every Matter device has to carry its own Device Attestation Certificate (DAC), which a controller checks during setup to confirm the device is genuine and certified. Getting those certificates and their private keys onto each unit is a job of its own for manufacturers. On 20 October 2026 STMicroelectronics launched ST MatterConnect, a service that
Eve Systems' MotionBlinds have so far come in two forms: blinds made to measure, or an upgrade kit that motorises a blind someone already owns. On 19 October 2026 the German site appgefahren reported a third option. Eve now sells ready-made MotionBlinds roller blinds through Amazon and Otto, with prices starting at €179.95 including the Matter moto
IKEA will start selling its LILJEBAGGE smart radiator thermostat in Germany at the start of 2027. An IKEA spokesperson told heise online on 19 October 2026 that sales are planned to begin "right at the start of the new year". The German product page, so far reachable only through a direct link in the IKEA app, lists the price as €14.99. IKEA has no
Brightix, a São Paulo company that designs and makes LED modules, drivers and controls, is preparing a Crowd Supply campaign for LoraReach: a carrier board for building your own LoRaWAN gateway around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 or a pin-compatible module. Hackster.io wrote about it on 19 October 2026. The Crowd Supply page says the project is
TP-Link published two security advisories for Tapo cameras on 19 October 2026, and the three flaws they describe reached the National Vulnerability Database the same day. Two affect the Tapo C210 with hardware version 3.6, one affects the Tapo C320WS with hardware version 2. Each of them needs an attacker on the same local network as the camera, an
Matter cameras are still rare, and UGREEN wants to be among the first to ship one. On 19 October 2026 Matter Alpha reported that the SynCare Indoor Cam ID500 Pro has a Matter certification and can now be reserved together with UGREEN's new HomeAgent hub. The catch is in how it is sold: during the campaign the camera is not available on its own.
A developer known as h0m3us3r has published w1700k-sdr, an open-source project that turns a Gemtek W1700K Wi-Fi 7 router into a wideband software-defined radio (SDR) receiver. CNX Software reported on it on 16 October 2026. The GitHub repository was created on 11 October. Instead of carrying Wi-Fi traffic, the router's radio captures raw samples an
Germany now has a national law to enforce the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which sets mandatory security rules for products with digital elements, from smart plugs to apps. The Bundestag passed the CRA implementation act in mid-October 2026. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) announced it on 16 October, describing the vote as havin
