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Xiaomi has announced the launch of the MIJIA All-Effect Air Purifier Ultra Enhanced Edition in China. This latest smart home product is capable of removing 95 types of air pollutants, providing 10 levels of comprehensive deep cleaning.

Samsung recently released an update to its popular SmartThings smart home app that offers a new design and a number of new features.

Google is enhancing the functionality of its Google Home app with new widgets that allow users to control their smart devices directly from the smartphone's home screen. The new widget system, available in the 3.18.1.4 update, simplifies interaction with smart homes by providing convenient access to control and automation.

Once such locks could only be seen in James Bond films and the Mission Impossible series. As a last resort, a code lock could be used, for example, by Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, John Mattrix, for his gun safe. This gave films a flavour of inaccessibility, secrecy and high technology. Now they can be bought and installed in your home (or office), almost anyone. And it's not even that you are thus joining the film world of CIA agents, but that such locks eliminate the need to carry the key with you all the time (and, consequently, the chance of losing it). In addition, a modern lock like the SwitchBot Lock Pro allows, together with optional accessories, maximum flexibility for each user: create temporary and disposable keys, open the lock in a dozen ways, enable voice control of the smart home. And even send an alarm by opening the lock with a special code, for situations where this is done under duress.

Google is considering the use of radar to detect falls in smart home devices, including its popular Nest Hub.

Aqara's new smart ceiling light combines aesthetics, functionality and compatibility with two key ecosystems - HomeKit and Matter.

Some Wyze camera owners have reported seeing images from cameras that do not belong to them, and even receiving alerts about events in other people's homes.

Samsung has announced a partnership with Tesla to improve energy consumption in homes and become the first company in the world to integrate its SmartThings Energy app with Tesla's API. By integrating the service with Tesla, SmartThings Energy users will be able to connect to Tesla devices such as the Powerwall, solar inverter, Wall Connector charger, and electric vehicles. This collaboration will allow Tesla devices to be controlled within the SmartThings app, which improves the position and attractiveness of the smart home ecosystem that Samsung is building.

With the WaterStop water shut-off valve, Ajax moves from alarms and notifications (in this case, water leaks) to active actions that can be automated using the Ajax ecosystem of devices. As with everything released under the company's brand, WaterStop works exactly as you expect it to - easy to install, easy to configure, and works flawlessly with LeaksProtect detectors. WaterStop is designed to be installed not only at home, but also in public places such as offices, cinemas, restaurants, or cafes: an additional bracket protects the device from being removed without tools, and a tamper allows you to notify if someone has removed the electrically operated module from the tap. Together with overheating protection (the device can operate at ambient temperatures up to 60 °C) and use with tap water temperatures up to 120 °C, this makes Ajax WaterStop an important and reliable part of a smart home.

The new product has improved recognition functions and Bluetooth 5.0. The sensor supports different sensitivity modes. In addition, the new product boasts three detection intervals, improved light detection accuracy and an extended range of 7 metres.

Xiaomi on 27 July showed off not only Redmi smart TVs in China, but also a new smart door lock.

The Dreame Bot L10 Pro has proven to be a good all-round device. This is the optimal format for a robotic vacuum cleaner to keep your smart home clean. When it is clear that the house is smart (that is, you want to play with automation scripts in Mi Home), but there are no specific requirements. And sometimes they are. For example, if only dry cleaning is enough, we choose something simpler. If, on the contrary, you need to wash a lot and thoroughly, then we look towards specialized robotic mops. With large volumes of garbage - we ask the price for the options with a tank on the docking station, the same Dreame has a Z10 Pro model. Well, as an advanced universal solution, we are looking at something like Dreame Bot L10 Pro. Compared to competitors (for example, when compared with such models as the RoboRock S5 MAX or Roidmi Eve Plus) it stands out with much higher suction power, a large trash can and a navigation system. And finally, do not forget about the smart home: the support of a particular ecosystem can play an important role in the choice. 

Xiaomi continues to expand its range of smart home gadgets with the introduction of a new doorbell - Smart Doorbell 3.

Xiaomi has announced a new device in China for the home - the Smart Door Lock 1S.

There is hardly a second company in Ukraine like Ajax Systems. Having set a goal to become a global market trendsetter for security systems, it has purposefully created its devices, distinguished not only by advanced technology, but also by a user-friendly application and Apple-style design (until now, all devices use only white or black plastic casing).

This results in reliable, fully wireless (easy to install) security systems that can run on a battery charge for years. Few people know, but, in fact, all Ajax devices are covered by a lifetime warranty. That is, any faulty device is simply replaced, with no questions asked, and no waiting for repairs or unnecessary trips to service centers.