We’ve talked before about how Alexa is one of the best voice assistants for smart homes, thanks to its broad compatibility with smart devices, which includes hundreds of brands and thousands of ...

Smart light bulbs can be installed in your regular ceiling light fittings or lamps. Instead of turning them on by flicking a switch, you control them via an app on your smartphone or tablet. Or, if ...

In every home I've had in the past decade, I've installed smart light bulbs. Over and over again, between four different apartments and one townhouse, I was impressed by how easy smart lights were to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Besides the ever-versatile smart speaker, some people start their smart home setups with a bright idea: the smart lightbulb, and for good ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

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SEATTLE — Maybe you’ve seen those fancy-looking homes where everything is automated or powered by the touch of a button? Well, if you’ve got smart home envy but feel like you’re stuck in the stone age ...