We've tested hundreds of smart home products in more than 20 categories to help determine which ones are best for every room ...

Smart living isn't just for indoors anymore because gadgets are sneaking into gardens, patios, and backyards, making them smarter, greener, and a lot more fun. Some are clever, some practical, and ...

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Learn how Thread border routers connect your low-power mesh network to Wi-Fi, and discover which everyday devices already ...

Apple has three new Home products launching this year, and the first one is especially exciting. It’s a new smart display that I’m calling ‘HomePad,’ and it meets a key need that Apple’s smart home ...

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved. By Brian X. Chen Brian ...

Can you really unlock the full potential of IKEA smart home devices without the Dirigera hub? It’s a question many smart home enthusiasts are asking, especially as IKEA continues to expand its lineup ...

Don't automate everything in your home just because you can. Here are the three types I find most rewarding. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, ...

When it comes to professionally installed and monitored home security systems that also offer all the creature comforts of a smart home, no one does it better than Vivint. Most home security systems ...

Google issued 100 announcements during its Google I/O developers conference this week, none of which involved the smart home. That apparent lack of enthusiasm for a topic close to our heart didn’t ...