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With the popularization of smart home technology, coupled with recent incidents of home surveillance cameras and smart speakers making unexplained noises, consumers are thinking about the privacy issues of smart home devices. Home Assistant's first hardware product, Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition (VPE), launched in December 2024, officially entered the smart speaker market with a price of USD$59 (approximately NT$1,888) and the privacy advantage of local operation. Home Assistant...

Home Assistant is currently the most mainstream open source smart home hub system. After Xiaomi launched the official integration of Home Assistant in December 2024, SwitchBot also officially announced on March 21, 2025 that it will integrate more than 45 of its smart home products into Home Assistant through three different methods, providing users with a more unified and flexible control experience. More than 100 products, three integration methods SwitchBot as...

In the world of smart homes, compatibility between devices has always been a major challenge for users and developers. Recently, the open source smart home platform Home Assistant officially passed the Matter certification issued by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), becoming the first open source project to obtain this certification. This breakthrough not only enhances Home Assistant's position in the smart home field, but also brings...

SwitchBot recently (2025/03/01) officially launched a new adjustable smart roller blind, which is said to be the world's first smart roller blind whose size can be adjusted after purchase. This innovative design eliminates the need for consumers to accurately measure window dimensions before purchase. Instead, consumers can adjust the dimensions based on actual needs after purchase, improving installation convenience and applicability. This design greatly reduces the difficulty of traditional customized smart roller blinds, allowing more consumers to easily upgrade their smart home devices.