If setting up smart devices feels daunting, here are three simple steps I’ve learned to build a functional smart home. Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with ...

So-called ‘smart home’ appliances and gadgets have become an ever-more present thing the past years, with nary a coffeemaker, AC unit or light bulb for sale today that doesn’t have an associated ...

Whether you have a smart security camera set-up or enjoy listening to music with the best smart speakers, it’s quickly becoming the norm to have a full ecosystem or a scattering of smart devices ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you’re planning a truly smart home, then you’re going to need a smart hub. Here’s what you need to know. If ...

According to smart home statistics, there’s an estimated 300 million smart homes around the world. Having a few smart devices dotted around your rooms can make a huge difference to your productivity, ...

For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR ...

Savvy solution providers are beginning to take advantage of this trend as well, using their IT solutions experience to enter the home integration and SOHO space. At the XChange conference this week in ...

Smart plugs aren’t the most complicated smart home device — they really just turn stuff on and off — but the best smart plugs can make life a little easier, which is what we want from household ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. But smart homes—and the devices that comprise them—have one enormous downside: privacy. Smart home devices work by allowing access over a network, and ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s had its ups and downs, but Apple’s smart home platform is in a great place right now. Here’s why I stuck by ...