Google has Nest. Apple has HomeKit. And now Samsung is buying into the future of home automation too, with the $200 million purchase of SmartThings – a hardware startup that makes it easier for all your smart appliances to talk to each other.

SmartThings CEO Alex Hawkinson announced today that after starting from the bottom of KickStarter, his two year old home automation company has been bought by Samsung and is moving to Silicon Valley.

Don’t let the sound of a busy street or bustling subway spoil your morning music. Air-Fi’s Metro2 noise isolating Bluetooth headset blocks out background sounds to help you be at one with your tunes. It’s engineering to rival the sound of high-quality wired earphones, and it delivers stunning full-range sound with crystal clear clarity and rich bass.

And for a limited time only, the Metro2 is just $59.99 — down from $100 — thanks to Cult of Android Deals.

Google today published a bunch of new ads for Android Wear, showcasing features like voice search, traffic information, and the ability to send text messages from your wrist. This is the search giant’s first big marketing push for the Android Wear platform since it made its public debut back in June.

Motorola has just begun issuing invites for a “Moto Launch Experience” in Chicago on September 4, where the company is expected to finally launch the much-anticipated Moto 360, and launch new devices. Its animated invite all but confirms two new smartphones, plus some kind of headset.

Researchers in the U.K. have developed a cellphone that is charged by ambient sound, eliminating the need for a charger. Filled with energy-harvesting “nanogenerators,” the device uses a principal called the piezoelectric effect to turn the sound vibrations in the atmosphere around it into energy.