Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...

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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 — ...

I love my Eight Sleep beds but not like this ...

Now you can control your smart home devices with gestures in addition to button presses. The Flic Duo delivers twice the ...

Working from home has become the new normal for millions of people, offering the freedom to skip commutes, manage flexible ...

The SwitchBot Hub 3 smart home controller is now available for purchase. The Matter-capable device is quite different than other smart home hubs we’ve tested, starting with its rotary knob that can ...

Unveiled at CES, the new Copilot Star platform is designed to take smart device interoperability to the next level.

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 ...

Mui’s long-gestating calm-tech board finally ships — and it’s a thoughtful, if very expensive, alternative to screens. One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that ...