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Apple has released an open-source version of the HomeKit Accessory Development Kit. You can now fork it on GitHub and play around with it to… Read More »Anybody can now make HomeKit accessories

Facebook doesn’t want its hardware like Oculus or it augmented reality glasses to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android… Read More »Facebook is building an operating system so it can ditch Android

Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through… Read More »Gift Guide: 10 gadgets for a smarter smart home

Parents buy their children GPS-enabled smartwatches to keep track of them, but security flaws mean they’re not the only ones who can. This year alone,… Read More »Cloud flaws expose millions of child tracking smartwatches

When you play games on your PS4, it’s fair to say that your thumbs and index fingers are generally doing most of the work. Why… Read More »Need more buttons for your PS4 controller? This gadget adds two on the caboose

Buildings under construction are a maze of half-completed structures, gantries, stacked materials, and busy workers — tracking what’s going on can be a nightmare. Scaled… Read More »Scaled Robotics keeps an autonomous eye on busy construction sites

If you thought the saga of the $7,000 Apple Pro Display XDR couldn’t get any more ridiculous, prepare yourself for the proverbial cherry on top:… Read More »Apple: Use only our special cloth to clean the $1,000 coating on our $5,000 Pro Display

Alarm clocks were one of the most obvious implementations since the introduction of the smart screen. Devices like Lenovo’s Smart Clock and the Amazon Echo… Read More »Google Assistant gets a customized alarm, based on weather and time

Today’s devices have been secured against innumerable software attacks, but a new exploit called Plundervolt uses distinctly physical means to compromise a chip’s security. By… Read More »‘Plundervolt’ attack breaches chip security with a shock to the system

Smart glasses maker North announced today that it will be ending production of its first-generation Focals glasses, which it brought to market for consumers last… Read More »North ending production of current Focals smart glasses to focus on Focals 2.0

After launching nearly a dozen Echo speaker models in India in two years, Amazon said on Wednesday it is adding a new variant to the… Read More »In a first, Amazon launches a battery-powered portable Echo speaker in India

Even to an experienced carpenter, it may not be obvious what the best way is to build a structure they’ve designed. A new digital tool,… Read More »‘Carpentry Compiler’ turns 3D models to instructions on how to build them

A few weeks ago, Ubiquiti unveiled the UniFi Dream Machine, an all-in-one networking device that combines a router, a switch with four Ethernet ports and… Read More »The UniFi Dream Machine router is a great entry point for networking nerds

Translating the physical world to the digital has been a challenge, especially when it comes to things like color: Color isn’t actually all that static… Read More »Nix Pro 2 and Nix Mini color sensors are powerful, easy-to-use additions to any creative pro toolkit

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is a very unique smartphone, in more ways than one. The most obvious differentiator is that it folds out to expose… Read More »The Samsung Galaxy Fold is headed to Canada, with in-store pre-orders starting today