Apple’s Set-Top Box Returns, and the Same Questions Do Too

It is the product Apple would rather you stop asking about. On October 13, 2026, Apple is expected to pull the sheet off a new Apple TV 4K — an A19 chip, built-in mics for hands-free Siri, and maybe a speaker-equipped remote. This is the box Apple left untouched for four years, in a category smart TVs are eating, at a price two to four times a Fire Stick.

A ¥999 Doorbell, a 3.5-Inch Screen, and Xiaomi’s Latest Bet on the Smart Front Door

It was just past eleven on a Tuesday night in a mid-rise Hangzhou apartment block when Wang Lina’s phone buzzed to a thumbnail of a delivery rider. Rather than pad to the door, she opened the Mijia app, used the lock’s voice-changing intercom, and told the rider to leave the box in the building locker — a nine-second transaction that is the entire value proposition of the new Xiaomi Smart Door Lock 5C Cat’s Eye Edition, on pre-sale at ¥999.

Samsung Ballie: The End of a Five-Year “Vaporware” Saga

Samsung AI Companion Robot Ballie

With its minimalist spherical design and a combination of a mobile chassis, projector, and multiple sensors, it was once hailed as the “ultimate form of home service robots,” raising hopes among countless users that it would replace traditional smart home systems and deliver fully automated domestic services.

Bosch Smart Home Camera: An Overpriced, Under-Specced “White Elephant”

Bosch Smart Home Camera

Compared to mass-market home cameras from brands like Xiaomi, EZVIZ, and 360, Bosch commands a premium price point, positioning itself as a “safer, more stable, and more durable” piece of “affordable luxury” security equipment.