If you want to convert your existing home into a smart home, you no longer have to spend hundreds of dollars. Here are some ...

How AI and machine learning can be used to personalize smart-home devices. How to design voice control for convenience and usability. Technical issues to evaluate when planning the development of ...

Google is rolling out Gemini for Home in early access, bringing its AI smarts to Nest speakers and displays. The new update ...

Sick of waiting for Amazon to release a new Alexa that’s “supercharged” by generative AI? If you’re willing to go the DIY way, you can start controlling your smart home devices with an LLM-powered ...

My approach to the smart home is simple: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So-called "dumb" devices can make your home ...

Kasa makes super-affordable smart plugs that work with Alexa, as well as both the Samsung Smart Things and Google Home apps.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As connected becomes the default for every household appliance — from TVs and washing machines to ovens and ...

Amazon, Apple, Google, LG, Roku, Samsung, and Vizio each bring their own app stores and streaming perks. We're here to help ...

For many people, an automated smart home is about little things that add up to big conveniences over time. Lights turning on when you pull into the driveway, a downstairs thermostat adjustable from ...

If you want to get the Kasa Smart Light Bulb for just $9.99 (normally $17), all you have to do is go and grab it on Amazon.

Using your voice to turn your lights on and off with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices as well as Google Assistant devices is easy and convenient but that’s just the start. With the right devices, there ...

Your Nest Mini can do a lot more than tell you the weather forecast. Control your whole house with Google Assistant. AJ Dellinger is a contributor to CNET. Before you can control your light bulbs or ...