Apple's smart home plans & Xthings Security with Raj Sundar on Smart Home Insider
The latest Smart Home Insider podcast episode discusses new leaks regarding Apple's upcoming smart home display and security camera. The show features an interview with Raj Sundar from Xthings, who shares insights on their recent product launches and Matter adoption. Additionally, the episode covers the release of new RGBICWW bar lights from SwitchBot.
- ▪Leaks from the Xcode iPhone Duo simulator reveal that Apple's smart home display will feature four color options and a photo face setup similar to Apple Watch.
- ▪Apple's J450 security camera is reported to use Apple Intelligence for room understanding rather than recording real video.
- ▪Raj Sundar, Senior Director of Product Management at Xthings, discusses the launch of the Latch 5 Pro, Bolt Pro, and Bolt Mission devices.
- ▪SwitchBot has released new RGBICWW bar lights that support Matter over Wi-Fi and feature 12 independently controllable zones.
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Podcast Apple's smart home plans & Xthings Security with Raj Sundar on Smart Home Insider Andrew O'Hara 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Mon Oct 05 2026, 10:50 AM EDT · 2 minute read Smart Home Insider Podcast On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, Apple's smart home vision begins to come into focus with fresh leaks on its imminent products. Guest host this week is Raj Sundar who serves as the Senior Director of Product Management at Xthings. Xthings is the parent company of both Ultraloq and Ulticam that focus on smart home security with access control devices and cameras respectively. Before getting into the interview, we round up all of the latest news for the week.
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