Samsung-owned SmartThings has been saying for months that big changes are coming to its smart platform, and that usually means older devices will get left behind. Well, the other shoe dropped this ...

I received the SmartThings Know and Control Your Home Kit ($299), which includes the Hub, two SmartSense Presence Sensors, two open/close vibration and temperature sensors (SmartSense Multi), a Jasco ...

SmartThings, the company behind a connected home hub, is walking the fine line between creating an open ecosystem for connected devices and a user experience that doesn’t make users toss up their ...

At Macworld/iWorld 2014, I delivered a talk about Siri and connected devices titled "Siri's Arms and Legs: Giving Apple's Intelligent Assistant the Power to Control Your World." My original idea for ...

If you’re new to the world of smart home, starting your own can seem pretty overwhelming. Years ago, there were only a few select products to choose from but in 2023, there are countless of hubs, ...

One of the biggest problems with the concept of “smart homes” is that there are far too many standards. Some devices are only compatible with Apple’s HomeKit, some only work with Alexa, and so on. The ...

Samsung has spent the last year or so upending its SmartThings ecosystem. SmartThings was born as an independent company in 2012 when it launched one of the largest Kickstarter campaigns ever: a $1.2 ...

The SmartThings platform may have expanded, but Samsung's smart home company still has a lot of kinks to work out. It's been awhile since we took a close look at SmartThings, so I decided to spend ...

It seems, after last week's Galaxy Note 9 Unpacked event, that Samsung is turning its attention to the smart home. Today, Samsung announced a second generation of SmartThings products, including ...

SmartThings’ smart home devices are getting a lot sleeker — and a lot more powerful — as of today. The company today is releasing a new line of updated home sensors and a new, more powerful hub. In ...

Samsung SmartThings Wifi is a much better smart home hub than it is a router or a home security system. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a good value for the right buyer. Mesh tech is as beneficial to ...

With support for many Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi devices, the Samsung SmartThings Hub is one of the most versatile home automation hubs around. Design and Features Samsung sells the SmartThings Hub ...