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The newest Samsung SmartThings hub ditches Z-Wave

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Aeotec announced its Smart Home Hub 2 at the IFA tech show this week, marking the end of an era. The hub, produced in partnership with Samsung, is the fourth generation to support the SmartThings home automation platform, and the first without a Z-Wave radio. The Smart Home Hub 2 has twice the performance of […]

Anker stuffed its awesome Nebula X1 projector into a party speaker

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Anker took its portable and incredibly bright Nebula X1 projector and jammed it into a 30 x 17 x 13.5-inch box with a 160W subwoofer to create the Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro. The resulting Google TV party projector — announced at IFA 2025 — weighs 72.4 pounds, so Anker also gave it a retractable handle and […]

Eufy’s latest security camera can see everywhere all at once

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Eufy, Anker’s smart home brand, has announced a new outdoor security solution with a stationary 4K wide-angle camera that can spot intruders and then trigger a pair of 2K cameras to pan, tilt, and zoom in to get a closer look at their faces, even when they’re up to 164 feet away. Priced at $299, […]

Anker’s fastest power bank launches alongside new Prime family

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Just one week after EcoFlow launched the fastest 99Wh power bank yet, Anker is firing back at IFA 2025 with a souped-up portable battery of its own. Anker’s Prime Power Bank (26k, 300W) supports 250W of input, or up to 300W of output to charge multiple devices simultaneously, making it a decent runner-up. It arrives […]

Eufy built a stairlift for its robovacs

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Who needs legs? Eufy, Anker’s smart home brand, believes it has solved the problem of how a single robot vacuum can clean multiple floors in your home. Its new MarsWalker robot is equipped with four arms to carry a vacuum between levels, so you don’t have to lug it up the stairs yourself or buy […]

Belkin’s cheap wired earbuds give you ANC without battery anxieties

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Belkin is launching four new affordable earbuds, including a wired option that provides active noise cancellation (ANC) for users who don’t want to worry about battery life. The SoundForm USB-C Wired Earbuds with ANC will be available sometime in October for $34.99, according to Belkin’s press release, and come in white or black. They feature […]

This Belkin Qi2 charging puck comes with a kickstand and cooling

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Belkin has announced new charging accessories at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, including a wireless charging puck that doubles as a kickstand for your devices. The UltraCharge Magnetic Charger features a collapsible ring-shaped stand on the back that can either be used to prop up your phone, allowing you to stream hands-free content […]

Aqara announces Apple-friendly doorbell, outdoor camera, video hub, and more

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Aqara’s at IFA in Berlin where it just announced a slew of new smart home products, highlighted by a new wired doorbell camera, a video recording hub for Aqara cameras, and the company’s first battery-powered camera for outdoor use.  The new Doorbell Camera G400 is only available for wired installations, and works with Apple’s HomeKit […]

Anker’s new AI voice recorder is the size of a coin

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Anker is the latest company to announce an AI-powered voice recorder designed to transcribe, summarize, and highlight important moments from a conversation or meeting. Its functionality is similar to what’s offered by devices like the Bee or Plaud NotePin, but the Soundcore Work manages to further shrink the hardware down to an even smaller coin-sized […]