Smart home devices are some of the hottest items in the tech market right now. Everyone wants smart home appliances like AI assistants and smart speakers, but the industry is coming out with even more ...

Better yet, the company has entirely open-sourced the new MQTT extension API and published a reference extension that ...

Overview Smart home IoT devices make everyday life more secure, efficient, and connected.Devices like smart plugs, cameras, ...

However, Home Assistant is an outlier. While there are other applications designed to help you manage your smart home devices ...

As we set out to build smarter homes, another part of our lives becomes reliant on the internet. From the dumb home devices we upgrade with a smart plug to the smart speakers that respond to our voice ...

For those who are new to Smart IR, it’s a device that acts as an infrared (IR) control hub. The idea is to let you control ...

Building a smart home begins with selecting the right ecosystem, and two prominent contenders in this space are Home Assistant and Homey Pro. Both platforms offer distinct features, advantages, and ...

Any aspiring smart home junkie eventually hits what I call the Smart Wall. You’ll ask yourself a question like “How do I set my Nest thermostat to have a two-degree temperature window?” You do a ...

Buy enough tech and you can’t escape the siren call of a smart home. Amazon practically throws Echo Dots at you. Google will sneak a Nest Mini in the box with almost anything you buy in its store.

Smart home brand, Baracoda debuted its smart digital health and wellness mirror at CES 2024, and it might be the coolest piece of wellness tech I’ve ever seen. Designed to improve your mental health ...

Baracoda may not be as well-known as other smart home brands like Wyze and iRobot, but the health tech company had one of the coolest product reveals at CES 2024 with the BMind Smart Mirror. Designed ...

Google Assistant isn't what it used to be, and Gemini is something entirely different. Can these two coincide to fix the current state of the smart home? Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a ...