Not all home apps are equal. Your app experience can make or break the smart home devices you choose, such as security cameras or smart bulbs. The worst apps have confusing menus, lack settings and ...

Build a custom smart home dashboard in just two hours using a 13-inch Android tablet, Home Assistant, and Claude AI to bypass ...

Matter, the smart home connectivity protocol that revolutionized the IoT world, has done wonders to bridge the interoperability gaps between brands. For various reasons, however, Matter hasn’t ...

Google's big Home upgrade isn't just delivering new device firmware, and we're getting some major Gemini and app fixes, too.

Sumukh has a knack for simplifying tech for the masses and helping consumers pick the right gadgets with his in-depth insights and reviews. He decided to hide his engineering degree in the closet to ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, ...

A smart home is really only as good as the infrastructure running it. As we've covered before, better smart home upgrades can even save you money. While going after fancy technology and the latest ...

I know some people think that a lot of smart home tech is frivolous, and some of it is, I’ll agree, but there are certain things that make daily life a little better. For example, I have security ...

Amazon announced several new smart home devices today, including two all-new device categories: the $200 Echo Time smart ...

The company is also introducing an interactive home map feature.

Smart home devices make some of the greatest gifts around — if you know how to pick them. The best gift choices are devices ...