The new Aqara Presence Sensor FP1E know when you're there and can adjust smart-home automations accordingly. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

iOS 18 expands Adaptive Lighting support to Matter-compatible smart lights, The Verge reports. Adaptive Lighting was introduced in iOS 14, providing a way to automatically adjust the color temperature of smart lights throughout the day. The feature currently only works with HomeKit-enabled devices, but it will be extended to smart lights that are compatible with the Matter standard with ‌iOS 18‌. Matter, a smart home interoperability protocol developed collaboratively by Apple, Google, Amazon, and other smart home brands, seeks to create a unified, platform-agnostic ecosystem for smart devices. Adaptive Lighting is an exclusive feature of the Apple Home ecosystem, meaning it is not included in the Matter specification itself. The expansion of Adaptive Lighting to Matter devices was discovered in…

iOS 18 expands Adaptive Lighting support to Matter-compatible smart lights, The Verge reports. Adaptive Lighting was introduced in iOS 14, providing a way to automatically adjust the color temperature of smart lights throughout the day. The feature currently only works with HomeKit-enabled devices, but it will be extended to smart lights that are compatible with the Matter standard with ‌iOS 18‌. Matter, a smart home interoperability protocol developed collaboratively by Apple, Google, Amazon, and other smart home brands, seeks to create a unified, platform-agnostic ecosystem for smart devices. Adaptive Lighting is an exclusive feature of the Apple Home ecosystem, meaning it is not included in the Matter specification itself. The expansion of Adaptive Lighting to Matter devices was discovered in…

Aqara today introduced a new Presence Sensor that is designed to keep smart home products like lights turned on when someone is in the room. The Presence Sensor FP1E uses Zigbee, but it is able to connect to HomeKit and other smart home platforms through an Aqara Matter bridge. The Presence Sensor FP1E uses millimeter wave technology to detect even minute human movements for prompt presence detection that can be used to trigger ‌HomeKit‌ automations. If you want to have a light come on in the laundry room when you go inside, for example, you need a HomeKit-compatible sensor. A Presence Sensor differs from a motion detection sensor by continuing to recognize when someone is in the room, keeping the…

In the ever-evolving landscape of entertainment technology, Apple's tvOS continues to redefine the way we experience television. With the release of tvOS 16, Apple has once again raised the bar, offering users a gateway to immersive entertainment and personalized fitness like never before. (more…)

A new version of the Eve Weather station supports Matter, the vaunted home-automation tech standard for HomeKit and other platforms. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)