Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...

If you have smart speakers such as an Apple HomePod or an Amazon Echo device, you can use voice commands to control your ...

When it comes to upgrading to a smart home, the choices can be overwhelming. Consider these tips to make the process ...

Unveiled at CES, the new Copilot Star platform is designed to take smart device interoperability to the next level.

It’s been a while, and though the basics are the same, Apple Home and Google Home have both benefitted from some long-needed smart home standardization, most obviously via the Matter protocol. (With ...

Powered by a two-way system with a 2.5-inch woofer and a 0.8-inch tweeter, this smart speaker is claimed to offer three times the bass response of its predecessor Echo Dot. Echo Show 8 smart display, ...

Smart homes have become more and more ubiquitous as the cost of technology has eased, including home security cameras, smart ...

The weirdest smart home device I own is the Aqara Cube controller. The official product page describes it as "a fun and easy ...

IFTTT stands for, “if this, then that.” It’s terminology often used in programming, allowing software to chain together functions and perform certain tasks if other tasks are detected. For example, if ...

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

Even if your old smart bulbs have lost access to their smart features, they can be put back into circulation for a variety of ...