An update to the Matter standard will make it much easier to set up HomeKit-compatible smart home devices. In particular, it should make tap-to-pair a far more common feature, rather than something ...

Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from relying on your sparkling personality, smart home devices are perfect for this, and they are simple to set up on ...

Summer is in full swing here in the United States, but my traveling is over for the summer. I spent the week before Memorial Day in Lisbon, Portugal, the week after Memorial Day near the Gulf of ...

All HomeKit compatible products are vetted by Apple and made to work seamlessly together with the same ease the Mac, iPhone, and Apple Watch all enjoy. Of course, the HomeKit ecosystem has hundreds of ...

Smart home technology is not all built the same. Basic timer plugs might technically be smart-home tech, but they're nothing compared with some of the stuff available to Apple HomeKit users. If you ...

Building a smart home with HomeKit-compatible devices does bring uniformity. But that leaves several smart IoT devices out in the cold. So I picked Homebridge to add non-HomeKit devices like a Roomba ...

This smart plug deal is a quick and easy way to make your house a smart home. The Belkin Wemo Smart Plug with Matter’s Thread mesh networking comes in a three-pack, and it’s fully compatible with your ...

Let there be light, Siri: A first batch of smart home devices capable of working with Apple’s HomeKit arrived in stores Tuesday. Connected light bulbs, thermostats and hubs from companies like Lutron, ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11575752 B2) for “using in-home location awareness.” It involves devices that use HomeKit — the the company’s software framework that lets you configure, ...

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