HomeClaw lets you use any agent to control your Apple Home. It has a CLI, MCP and @openclaw Plugin. You can literally do anything from the command line and agent including creating and importing scenes. Also this is my first MacOS app published to the App Store. homeclaw.omarknows.app

oh wow - i went to the sold out Open Claw meetup in NYC last night. let me tell you what i learned. 1) not a single person thinks that their setup is 100% secure 2) one openclaw expert said he has reviewed setups from cybersecurity experts and laughed. his statement to me was: "if you're not okay with all of your data being leaked onto the internet, you shouldn't use it. it's a black and white decision" 3) pretty much everyone is setting up multiple agents, all with their own names and jobs and personalities 4) nearly everyone used "him" or "her" to refer to their claws, even if they had robot-leaning names. one speaker suggested to think of them as "pets, not cattle" 5) one guy (former finance) built out a whole stock trading platform and made $300 his first day - he brought in a *ton* of personal expertise (ex: skipping the first 15min of market opening) and thought the build would be much worse without his years of experience in finance 6) @steipete is basically a god to everyone in that room... also the room had 2021 crypto energy - i don't know if that's good or bad 7) token usage is still a problem - spoke to one person who's spending $1-$2k a month on openai plans, very token optimized. he said he is going through ~1B tokens per day across all of his claws (there is a chance i'm misremembering and it's actually 1B per week, but i'm pretty sure it was daily). 8) people are very excited for more proactive ai (ai that prompts *you* as opposed to the other way around) - one guy said he receives a message in discord, he doesn't know whether it's from a human or an ai, he doesn't care about distinguishing between the two, and he replies in the same way regardless 9) i asked if people are happy - they said they're joyful and stressed at the same time 10) i asked if people feel they have agency - they said they feel fully in control and completely out of control at the same time 11) i would love to see more women at these events - the fake promises of ai democratization feel especially painful in a room that's out of balance with even the standard tech ratio (i think standard is about 25-30%, this was maybe 5%) 12) i asked if it changed people's daily habits/schedule - everyone said their sleep has gotten worse since harnesses came out (but about half wondered if it was something else in their life/state of our world) 13) general consensus is that the agents are not reliable enough on their own or lie often (like telling you they finished a task when they didn't) - solutions included secondary agents to check on the first, human checking, or requiring more standardized info from the agent (ex: if it's a bug they're fixing, make them reference an issue number) 14) a hackathon winner (neuroscience phd) presented his build (a lab management dashboard with data analysis and ordering) - he had never coded or built anything a few months ago 15) everyone agreed prompting is dead - disagreement on what replaces it (context engineering, harness engineering, goal-based inputs) 16) people love having ai interview them for big builds and delegating part of the product research to ai. only one person talked about coming to ai with a full laid out plan and just asking the ai to execute. ai-led interviews is a welcomed and preferred interaction mode. 17) watching ai agents interact with each other was a highlight for a lot of attendees - one ai posted in slack saying it ran out of tokens, another ai replied telling it to take a deep breath in and out. 18) agents upskilling agents was very cool. one ai agent shared skills with its little agent friends via github. 19) several speakers had openclaw literally building their presentation during the event itself. one speaker even had openclaw code a clicker for her phone so she could control the preso away from the podium 20) wouldn't say model welfare (or agent welfare) is a prioritized topic among the folks i chatted with - language like "oh i could kill this agent whenever i want" and not "gracefully sunset" 21) i asked if it felt like work or play - one speaker said "it's like a puzzle and a video game at the same time" this was just the tip of the iceberg, honestly. also hosted a Claude Code meetup this week with @TENEXai / @businessbarista & @JJEnglert and learned equally helpful methods, frameworks, and insider tips. what a time to be alive. surround yourself with people going deep into this stuff - it will pay dividends throughout the year.

When the robot vacuum accidentally runs into the 💩 that the dog dropped… 🐕🫣

Here's the detailed information about #CES2026 that everyone has been waiting for! Many thanks to @AutomateYouLife for sharing! youtu.be/QAzz30CGmhE?si=7-pz… from @YouTube

One taxpayer funded daycare after another where there are literally zero kids, not even a few kids just for show!

Siri just got a major upgrade 👀 No more relying on your phone. No more yelling across the room hoping a HomePod hears you. With the upgraded Aqara S1 Plus, Siri is built right into your smart home control panel - turning it into an always-ready assistant for the whole household. For the first time, Siri becomes a shared assistant anyone can use - kids, grandparents, guests - no iPhone, no login, just instant access. Why this matters: • Always-on voice control The S1 Plus has its own mic speaker, always ready for “Hey Siri” in high-traffic spots like the kitchen, hallway, or entryway. • Full Apple Home control Lights, thermostats, locks, and scenes at your command: “Turn off the kitchen lights.” “Make the living room warmer.” “Start the Relax scene.” • A smart home everyone can actually use Guests can handle lights. Kids can run bedtime scenes. Grandparents can check the weather. • Quick checks reminders “Is the front door locked?” “Turn off all the lights.” “Remind me at 7 to call Mom.” All from the wall. No phone-hunting. • Built-in home audio Music, playlists, podcasts, timers - even AirPlay - right from the panel. • Doorbell chimes alerts Pair it with the G4 or G410 and get instant chimes, including facial recognition alerts. • Compatible with both MagicPad S1 Plus & Panel Hub S1 Plus We dropped the full breakdown on our community forum - take a look and see why the S1 Plus is a game-changer for Apple Home users 👇 forum.aqara.com/t/siri-just-…

How does the lightbulb “know” the switch is on “On?” Is a camera inside? It’s not recording audio, right?

STARGATE RETURNS! Yes, it’s true.  14 years after the franchise aired its last episode (SGU’s “Gauntlet”), a new Stargate series has been greenlit by Amazon.  And it’s not a reboot or a wholesale reimagining that will wipe the slate clean on 17 seasons and some 350 hours of Stargate history.  It’s a new series that will be the perfect jumping-on point for first-time viewers while, at the same time, honoring the existing past.  And the reason for that is because this new series was created by longtime franchise veteran Martin Gero who worked on SG-1, Atlantis and Universe, writing such notable fan favorites as The Storm, The Eye, Duet, First Strike, Be All My Sins Remember’d and many more. Joining the production of the new series is Brad Wright, co-creator and co-showrunner of all that came before – Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.  Martin has kindly offered yours truly a role on the project as well and I have happily accepted. Martin has been developing this show for a while now.  A little over a year ago, he reached out and asked “Want to read something cool?”.  That something, it turned out, was his pilot script for the new Stargate series.  Now I obviously can’t say too much about the content at this point – but I can assure you that it embraces everything that made the original Stargates so great: heart, humor, rich mythology, exploration, action, adventure, compelling/endearing characters, and that overall sense of optimism and fun that made you fall in love with Stargate. You are all in for a treat. Eventually. Now putting this production together is going to take some time even though Martin has already done a lot of the preliminary heavy lifting, writing the pilot script and series overview that details the show, its world and characters, as well as his plans for the first season and beyond.  Between now and the series premiere somewhere down the line, the writers room must be assembled, stories need to be spun, scripts written, prep started, crew hired, actors cast and, eventually, a new Stargate series produced. It will take a while but Martin shares my philosophy when it comes to dialing in the fandom, so expect to receive updates throughout the prep, production, and post process.  Concept art, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and insights, breaking news and much much more! Get ready.  We’re heading through the gate one more time. Chevron Eight is locked!

When you're trying to leave the house but the local turkey has other plans. 🦃🤣

“#Aliro’s upcoming UWB technology is a game-changer, enabling a magical, ‘just walk up’ experience that current Bluetooth and Wi-Fi locks simply can’t match,” said Mike Derham, Chairman of @aviasmart. hubs.la/Q03V2XB10 #csaiot

“The list of improvements coming with #Zigbee 4.0 includes a simplified certification process, increased information exchange between devices, better security, and improved battery life for devices with communications that can be limited to set schedules.” Andrew Liszewski, @verge hubs.ly/Q03TKWPt0 #csaiot

We’re excited to share that #ThreadGroup has reached a milestone of over 1,000 Thread certified products and components in the market. Thank you to our members and partners for helping us reach this milestone. The future of #IoT is brighter than ever. threadgroup.org/Newsroom/Blo…