Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

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The $399 smart lock ditches keys for ultra-wideband hands-free unlocking. It's magical, but it's Apple-only for now.

The Sense Pro is Schlage's first Matter-over-Thread lock. It also supports hands-free unlocking via Apple Home Key, with Google and Samsung support coming soon through Aliro. The Schlage Sense Pro is a beautiful smart lock. Sleek, discreet, and simple to use, it's Schlage's smartest lock to date. Thanks to… Mac OS

As spotted by MacRumors, to get the new AI-powered camera features — text descriptions, searchable camera clips, and noteworthy clips — you’ll need Apple’s 2TB plan or higher. HomeKit Secure Video has always required the base iCloud plan for recording, but now you may need to upgrade to get these smarter alerts. I’ve been testing them in the beta, and they’re a big improvement. [Link: Apple’s smart home camera service is starting to impress me

Your front door can recognize your face

Facial recognition smart locks are here; now you can unlock your door the same way you unlock your phone. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Hands-free unlocking is the future of smart locks. The best smart home tech removes friction, and having your door unlock for you as you walk up is as… Technology News

According to Hueblog, the smart lighting company is readying a new solution for its popular entertainment sync feature. “Screen Sync” is a TV-mounted camera that matches Hue lights to on-screen content. Unlike Hue’s HDMI Sync box and TV Sync apps, a camera-based system — popularized by rivals Govee and Nanoleaf — should be able to sync with any content on the screen. [Image: Philips Hue may soon launch a camera-based solution for its entertainment sync system. https://platform.theverge/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Hue-Play-Screen-Sync-Detail-1536x807-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

You'll have fewer robot floor cleaners to choose from and higher prices.

17 pts All future robot vacuums manufactured outside the USA (i.e., all of them) have been banned by the FCC. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every…

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the first feature film ever shot entirely with IMAX 70mm film cameras, which is apparently a very big deal, and why it’s been harder than usual to get a ticket to see Matt Damon on the biggest screen. Now that Spider-Man is moving onto IMAX screens, it may be even harder. So, why is this 60-year-old tech suddenly the hottest thing in movies? The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore joins The Vergecast to compare the standard and IMAX versions of The Odyssey and talk us through the difference between IMAX, LieMAX, and Infinity Vision. Watch