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.

FSL Xiaoban AI Voice Night Light: A $3 Smart Home Entry Point

Smart voice night light on bedside table

The Xiaoban is a compact USB-powered night light from FSL (Foshan Lighting), a Chinese lighting manufacturer founded in 2026. The unit measures roughly 59 x 18 x 9 mm and plugs directly into any USB port. No app. No WiFi. No cloud account. You unpack it, plug it in, and speak.

DESMAN Q60Ultra AI Smart Lock Review: Your Door Gains Emotions

DESMAN Qilin R9 smart lock three color variants

Honestly, before reviewing this lock, my expectations for smart locks stopped at three basics: fast fingerprint, accurate password, clear peephole. But the DESMAN Q60Ultra threw me a “door pet”—a little creature on the lock face that greets you, interacts with you, and can even be customized to look like your real pet. This lock wants to tell you not just “I am secure,” but “I understand you.” Released on March 11, 2026, as DESMAN’s annual flagship, is the Q60Ultra genuine innovation or just a gimmick? Let’s find out through hands-on testing.

LEGO 2026 Smart Bricks

LEGO World

Release date: March 2, 2026 Product reviewed: LEGO Star Wars Smart Brick Series Reference Price: Starting at approximately $100 per set, complete set at approximately $250 Recommended age: 9 years and up Keywords: Internet of Things, speech synthesis, NFC interaction, immersive experience Introduction: The Leap from “Assembly” to “Symbiosis” At the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show … Read more