The Voice Mate H1 is triggered by being picked up and lets you command it with natural language. The company is also launching its first outdoor camera, with support for HomeKit Secure Video. The ...

Thanks to the ease and straightforwardness of the Amazon Echo Hub, my smart home finally makes sense to my family. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets.

Brilliant has announced the launch of its new plug-in version of its Smart Home Control Panels. The new “install it anywhere” product allows homeowners, renters and professional installers to give any ...

Anyone with a fair amount of connected devices in their home can tell you that it's a bit of a hassle keeping tabs on and controlling the growing population of gadgets. Fortunately, smart-home ...

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 ...

SmartThings, one of the first and open smart home automation platforms, has come a long way since its early days. SmartThings, one of the first and open smart home automation platforms, has come a ...

The latest release of Home Assistant, version 2024.6, introduces a plethora of new home automation updates and enhancements designed to enhance your smart home control and user experience. This ...

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When it comes to professionally installed and monitored home security systems that also offer all the creature comforts of a smart home, no one does it better than Vivint. Most home security systems ...

The promise of the smart home is fine control over an environment that adjusts automatically to meet our needs. From the moment it wakes us gently in the morning to helping us drift off to sleep at ...

Smart-home systems maker Brilliant unveiled a new “install it anywhere” plug-in version of its Smart Home Control Panel Tuesday. Any homeowner or renter can use its touchscreen-based control and ...