My entire house is “smart:” I remotely control when lights turn on and off, when plants get watered, when humidifiers and air conditioners turn on, and even what I listen to as I go to sleep. There ...

Whether you want to extend control of an existing system or go all-in on a cloud solution, here are 13 new AV products to help configure, deploy, manage, and stay in control. When you purchase through ...

The way you shop for, set up, and use connected devices in your home is about to change with the arrival of the Matter smart home standard, which officially launched Nov. 3 at an event in Amsterdam ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. How Matter works, when it’s coming, what you’ll need to use it, and how it integrates with Alexa, Apple Home, ...

The Matter communication protocol now understands command sets for networked security cameras. These are part of the new specifications of Matter version 1.5, which the responsible certification ...

Our smart homes are about to get even smarter. In a landmark move, big tech’s biggest names — Amazon, Google, Apple, Zigbee, and others — have joined forces on an initiative to create a unified, cross ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google Nest’s flagship smart home gadget is being updated to the new standard, so it will now work natively with ...