evcc, the open-source energy manager that charges electric cars from solar surplus, released version 0.318.0 on 24 October 2026, followed by the bugfix release 0.318.1 on 25 October. The headline change is an automatic mode for the optimizer. There is also local support for Tuya-based wallboxes, a guided first-run setup and a few breaking changes w
Ukraine's computer emergency response team CERT-UA published an alert on 23 October 2026 about attacks on Dahua video surveillance equipment. According to the alert, attackers gained remote access to IP cameras and video recorders, watched the live video, changed device settings and created accounts of their own. CERT-UA did not say who was targete
Ubiquiti has an unannounced UniFi access point at the FCC that carries a Thread radio. The device is the U7 Mesh Wall (FCC ID SWX-U7MW), a wall-mounted Wi-Fi 7 access point, and the grant was issued on 16 October 2026. Matter Alpha spotted the filing and wrote about it on 23 October.
SMLIGHT, the maker of the SLZB Zigbee coordinators, announced ZREL on 23 October 2026. It is a pair of small boards that pick up raw Zigbee radio traffic at one end, send it over a LAN cable and put it back on the air at the other end. The aim is to stretch one existing Zigbee network to a detached garage, another floor or a basement without chaini
Dominic Griesel (AlCalzone), who maintains Z-Wave JS, merged two fixes on 23 October 2026 that limit incoming requests a device on the network could abuse. One could keep the controller's radio busy, the other could freeze the driver completely. Both landed after Z-Wave JS 15.31.2 from 22 October, so they will arrive in the next release and then in
tado° is rolling out a set of app updates for its heating system over the coming weeks. The Munich company announced them on 22 October 2026. The two most interesting ones, smarter open window detection and a mould risk index, are only for tado° X owners who pay for AI Assist.
Birdbuddy began selling two new smart bird feeders on 22 October 2026. Both were shown at CES 2026 in January under different names. The compact Birdbuddy 2 Mini is now called the Birdbuddy Nook, and the flagship Birdbuddy 2 is now the Birdbuddy Home. Both are available from Birdbuddy's online store, and some configurations were due at other retail
Govee has released the second generation of its Outdoor Deck Lights in the US. The set (model H3401) has ten individual lights that you screw or stick onto a fence, wall or deck railing, and it works with Matter. Notebookcheck reported the launch on 18 October 2026, Dandy Gadget gives 16 October as the US release date, and T3 covered it on 22 Octob
Wyze has launched the Bulb Cam Pan Color, a security camera built into a colour smart bulb. The Verge reported the launch on 22 October 2026, and the camera is listed in Wyze's store for $99.98, twice the price of the original $49.98 Bulb Cam from last year. The new model adds a motor, so the camera can turn and follow whatever it is tracking.
