Whether you have Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit, these tips will help you optimize your smart home.

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Smart plugs offer complete appliance and electrical gadget control, unlocking features such as voice control through Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, IFTTT, and other smart home assistants.

Smart homes are unique because you can build them up gradually, adding devices over time. However, the best first product to ...

Tons of smart home products have rolled out support for Matter, making it easeir than ever to connect all your devices. Here ...

The Ring Outdoor smart plug is a massive brick ... and Google Assistant and is now compatible with Siri thanks to Apple HomeKit support. The PowrUI Smart Power Strip is built for those Clark ...

Unlike your average extension lead, though, it’s also compatible with every major smart home platform – that means Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, SmartThings and IFTTT. From lights to ...

Jasco, the maker of some of our favorite smart ... Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings, as well as with the Enbrighten app. Users will also be able to control the plugs and ...

Gurman said, “I still consider it Apple’s most significant release of the year because it’s the first step toward a bigger role in the smart home.” Currently, HomeKit users can set up a ...

Beyond the Home app and HomeKit themselves, Apple’s first real foray into the smart home space was the HomePod, an overpriced counter to the Amazon Echo. Although the HomePod has become more ...