Automations make a smart home truly smart, not just convenient, by removing the need to perform repetitive everyday tasks. To identify what you can automate, start by creating a log of your daily ...

The smart home has come a long way since the days of clap-on lighting. Now that so many of the household items and appliances we use every day are equipped for Wi-Fi, people want more — the ability to ...

Hagop is passionate about smart home products, especially when it comes to making life easier. He's always eager to try out new technologies to make life easier, in terms of cleaning, automation, and ...

The Smart Home: It's a place that anticipates your needs and empowers you to fine-tune your environment. That's the pitch, at least. Putting it all together isn't a smooth ride, but the right setup ...

Alexa. Alexa. Alexa. It can be tiring calling on Amazon's virtual assistant for every command to turn on a variety of smart home devices in succession. But did you know you can set up Alexa routines ...

Build a DIY ESP32C6 temperature and humidity sensor in 10 minutes with ESPHome, then add it to Home Assistant for low-cost, ...

If you have tons of smart home gadgets scattered throughout your house, you’ll want to make use of Google Home’s ability to create rooms. This allows you to easily manage all your devices by ...

To get the most out of the Home app, especially for controlling devices when you’re away from home, you’ll need a HomeKit hub. This can be an Apple TV, a HomePod, or an iPad that’s left at home.

Even though Apple doesn't include a coffee maker category within HomeKit, there are still ways to automate your daily brewing process. Here's how to create a smart coffee maker with Apple HomeKit.

This guide focuses on devices that work with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant as a minimum benchmark to ensure that the devices work with each other where applicable. Amazon's Echo Show 5 is a compact ...