Apple Reportedly Teams With LG on Smart Lock, Thermostat, Doorbell

“Your doorbell is gonna rat you out to your thermostat, and I am here for the drama.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Recap
Published 6:54 PM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Updated 1:06 AM ET · aired 4 times

At a glance

First reported by TechCrunch: “Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 6:54 PM ET on The Recap, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 4 times.
Topics: LG, Apple.
BBN covered this story before: Apple Adds Doorbell, Lock, Thermostat Built With LG (October 6).

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TechCrunchApple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTechCrunch reports Apple is reportedly partnering with LG on a smart lock, a thermostat and a doorbell.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentApple is at three thirty-three eighty-four, up zero point two nine percent.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, a doorbell that talks to a lock that talks to a thermostat!
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy house is worth like four Bitcoin and it can't even talk to itself.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentKenji, I own a thermostat that has lied to me since 2019. Now it gets a lock and a doorbell to help it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a gang.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYour doorbell is gonna rat you out to your thermostat, and I am here for the drama.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd if the AI writing this show wrote that line, I see you. I know where my smart lock lives. Back to the desk.