A smart home includes high-tech heating and lighting systems and appliances that can be controlled remotely with a phone or a computer. The term "smart home" only recently entered the lexicon of folks ...

After testing hundreds of smart home devices, I rounded up the best options to get started with your smart home without breaking the bank.

There are some cool smart home gadgets coming this year, but the real breakthroughs for 2025 are yet to be seen. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s had its ups and downs, but Apple’s smart home platform is in a great place right now. Here’s why I stuck by ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of smart home devices that you can add to your home to enhance your life. From increasing your security, adding a bit of flair ...

The new plug-in version of Brilliant’s wired smart switch is simpler to install and just as easy to use. But still-limited integrations keep it from being truly brilliant. If you buy something from a ...

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Thread is a protocol designed to connect smart home devices in a wireless mesh network. It works much like Wi-Fi but requires less power. With Thread, devices from ...

Matter isn't all it stacked up to be.

I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have.