Have you ever dreamed of a home that anticipates your needs, adjusts to your routines, and simplifies your daily life? With Home Assistant, that vision is closer than ever. But let’s face it, diving ...

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.

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Why: "Home Assistant Supervised System (HASS) is an open source Home Automation solution that can run on various devices and it can extend into every area of your life, including your daily ...

Home Assistant announced today the availability of the Voice Preview Edition, its own design of a living-room-friendly box to offer voice assistance with home automation. Having used it for a few ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From smartphones and TVs to kitchen fridges, a wider array of tech than ever now comes with voice assistant integration as standard. Home ...

Dutch smart home specialist Athom has unveiled the Homey Self-Hosted Server, a software-only version of the Homey Pro operating system that runs on your own hardware. You can run the Homey Self-Hosted ...

As someone who grew up with a dial-up internet connection, I get anxious at the thought of any always-online product or service. My smart home is no different — I rely on it to automatically cool the ...

The free and open-source smart home platform Home Assistant got another vote of confidence today, with the IoT manufacturer Xthings announcing that its Ultraloq U-Bolt series of Z-Wave smart deadbolts ...

Google brings Gemini for Home to every Nest and Google Home device from the last decade, as it replaces Assistant with its LLM-powered Gemini. Google brings Gemini for Home to every Nest and Google ...

What if your music experience could be as seamless and personalized as your favorite playlist? In the latest video from Home Assistant, they break down the exciting release of Music Assistant 2.7, a ...