Homey just made the smart home controller I hoped Apple would build

September 1, 2026 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Homey’s new tactile touchscreen controller has a rotary dial for controlling lights, climate, music and more.

Smart homes have gotten really good at making things really complicated. Turning on a light can involve multiple steps, compared to just flipping a switch. Homey, the Dutch-based smart home platform owned by LG, thinks it has a solution.

This week it launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen smart home controller that looks very promising, if very expensive. Preorders open today at an introductory price of $249/€249, with units shipping in December.

A 2.8-inch round touchscreen device with a stainless steel dial, the Homey Portal can sit on a desk or mount to the wall and is powered by a USB-C cable. You tap the icons to control devices li …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Previous Article
Google Find Hub will soon help you locate things without a tracker
Google Find Hub will soon help you locate things without a tracker

Google announced new features coming to Android devices as part of this month's feature drop update. Among ...

Next Article
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra hits its lowest price since launch
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra hits its lowest price since launch

If you missed the release promotions for the recent round of Samsung Galaxy phones, you’re in luck. The Sam...