My home is overrun with smart gadgets, and the main way I interact with them is through my smartphone. This is usually a robust way to control my gadgets, as my phone is never far from my side — ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. From map views and smart TVs to smart buttons and generative AI, controlling your smart home is getting simpler ...

Apple is rumored to be working on a new smart home product. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reported that the company is developing a wall-mounted display for controlling appliances, interacting with Siri ...

Amazon recently introduced the $180 Amazon Echo Hub, a smart home control panel that streamlines management of all the connected devices in your home. You can still use your voice to control devices, ...

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

Abode is the best home security system and includes compatibility with HomeKit. Whether you’re trying to monitor your device’s energy consumption, set the perfect lighting for a movie, or check on ...

Smart home controls are getting better. The Flic Duo was first announced at CES 2025 as a dual-button smart home controller, and it represents a pretty significant leap from Flic's older single-button ...

With customizable icons and an intuitive click wheel, the Linxura solves a big problem with smart buttons. But it needs to dial up its integrations before it’s worth your money. With customizable ...

In the ever-evolving world of smart home technology, voice search has become an integral part of managing and controlling various devices within your home. While platforms like Google Assistant, ...

I streamlined things and am so much happier.

Managing a smart home can seem hard, with all of the different smart home devices involved. For someone who is new to smart ...