Home Automation

In a world where smart homes are becoming the norm rather than the exception, Arlo is enhancing their investment in AI to make their products smarter and have this week launched Arlo Secure 5. This is the company's latest iteration of Arlo Intelligence (AI) to offer users incredible control and personalisation over their home security systems. Arlo Secure 5 includes the introduction of...

Lorex is known for its smart home video doorbells, security floodlights, and WiFi cameras. You can buy these products off the shelf and install yourself to provide an upgrade to your smart home security. Many new products recently came to Australia, and we got our hands on two such products to give you a full run down on their tech, installation, and usage. Here's...

Nanoleaf announced their latest smart home lighting product this week. The launch of their latest product, Nanoleaf Blocks is certainly unique compared to the standard wall-lighting products we're familiar with. The revolutionary new smart lighting system allows users to truly personalize their space with a mix-and-match system of square light panels in different sizes and styles, as well as unique add-on accessories. The new product...

ECOVACS ROBOTICS, the world’s leading service robotics brand and Australian market leader, has today unveiled its new best-in-class DEEBOT N10 PLUS robotic vacuum and mopping cleaner. Featuring a range of leading inclusions available together for under $1000 for the first time, the DEEBOT N10 PLUS has been purpose-built by ECOVACS to deliver an uncompromising, hands-free clean to Australians eager to embrace home robotics. The DEEBOT...

Nanoleaf, a leader in the smart lighting category, is revealing five new Matter-compatible smart home products at CES 2023, including the company’s first-ever learning smart light switches.  The Sense+ Controls line (Sense+ Smart Light Switch, Sense+ Wireless Smart Light Switch and Nala Learning Bridge), Nanoleaf 4D TV Screen Mirror Camera and Lightstrips Kit and Nanoleaf Skylight modular ceiling fixture, will all be revealed at CES...

Smart lighting and IOT solutions for the home are certainly nothing new, but it's great to see company's like Nanoleaf still moving the industry forward. This week, Nanoleaf announced Lines Squared smart LED light bars with a first-of-its-kind modular design. Lines Squared give users the ability to connect the sleek back-lit light bars at 90º angles using square Mounting Connectors to create linear or...

Nanoleaf is a smart lighting company that I've reviewed many time on techAU and their latest partnership is one to get excited about. Partnering with gaming brand Razer, the pair are launching Nanoleaf x Razer Chroma Connect, helping you create amazing game-activated lighting in your home. The new integration allows the entire suite of Nanoleaf’s RGB lighting products (including the Shapes Line and Essentials*)...

Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has announced plans to integrate Thread into all upcoming products, leading the way for this emerging technology within the smart home industry. Thread is a new network protocol that allows IoT products like smart lights (including Nanoleaf's Essentials bulb and light strip) be secure and compatible with devices from other manufacturers into the future.  Today’s smart home promises to simplify our...