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Today's smart plugs are compact, inexpensive and can turn a wide variety of household appliances on or off with remote app ...

While the sci-fi dream of a butler robot that does household chores for you is not yet a reality, there are many household tasks that you can actually automate with smart devices. Smart homes are not ...

Home Assistant turns all my different gadgets into inputs and outputs, which is exactly what a smart home should have been ...

The reality is that Google Home and its competitors have a massive feature gap when it comes to guests. You are either a ...

Chris Wedel is a seasoned technology journalist with a rich background writing for top publications like CNET, Android Police, and Digital Trends. His work spans the consumer electronics landscape, ...

Interior designers and decorators share their picks for the best smart home products that both look sleek and offer useful ...

Your old iPad or Android tablet can be your new smart home panel - here's how ...

I usually take a pro-consumer angle instead of the marketing hype, which you’ve probably noticed in my writing. A smart home ...

When my family moved homes, we lost our smart home set up, and my family was surprisingly lost without it. Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and ...

Keeping track of home while away is easier now. I tested smart cameras that help you monitor rooms, entry points, and daily ...