1Home Digest August ’26: 1Home Touch, Locks & Home Control
August brought plenty of movement in the smart home, starting with an important 1Home Touch update and a closer look at what it can do. We…
Dr. Smart Home Boldly Goes Where No Sonos Has Gone Before
#MatterA new beta firmware, an IKEA air quality sensor, and a childhood dream of living on a starship: this is how a free Google Translate URL became the voice of the USS 1Homio…
Dr. Smart Home Smart-Locks Himself In
#MatterWhat happens when a smart home enthusiast tries to DIY a lock swap on an anti-burglar door? A stuck mechanism, a locked apartment, four hours with a very patient locksmith, and a drill. Doctor Smart Home shares the full, painful story and what it taught him about knowing your limits.…
1Home Digest July '26: Matter, AI & the Next Layer
July was about smart home technology becoming a little less fragmented and a lot more capable. Matter is moving beyond simply getting devices to talk to…
1Home Digest June '26: Memory, Motion & Matter
June was a month of AI everywhere, a big protocol upgrade on the horizon, and some moves in the industry that are worth keeping an eye…
1Home Digest May '26: 1Home Touch & Sonos
May was a big one for us. Two things we've been quietly working toward finally came to life: our first hands-on with 1Home Touch, and the…
1Home Digest: April '26
April was quietly busy. No mega trade show, but the industry kept pushing, new devices, new industry secotrs and the smart home getting a little more…
1Home Digest: March '26
March was a big month — 1Home Touch made its public debut at Light + Building 2026, and the industry kept pace with launches from WAGO, Aqara, Shelly, Hager, and more. Here's what stood out.…
1Home Digest: February '26
February’s 1Home Digest covers Aqara’s U400 smart lock with UWB Home Key, Tedee’s Matter update for GO locks, IKEA’s upcoming Matter lighting driver, and Symcon’s controller progress. A quick roundup of key smart home news and interoperability updates.…