It is possible to enjoy the benefits of a smart home without an internet connection, but doing so requires more effort to ...

Dutch smart home specialist Athom has unveiled the Homey Self-Hosted Server, a software-only version of the Homey Pro ...

Amazon Alexa and Apple Home are two of the best smart home platforms around. Both support hundreds of devices, dozens of product categories, and offer a simple way to automate your smart home. However ...

IP cameras and doorbell cameras are among the highest-risk smart home devices you can own. Proprietary solutions combine constant internet connectivity with microphones, cameras, and cloud ...

Raspberry Pis are extremely versatile tools that can function in a variety of ways depending on your needs, such as a flood ...

It's been nearly a decade since the smart home introduced voice commands. Today, there are thousands of smart home devices, apps, services, skills and ways to add the internet to every inch of your ...

Samsung introduced its first standalone SmartThings smart home controller at its CES 2022 keynote this week. The Samsung Home Hub is designed to be a central place for a household to control and ...

After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly ...

Have you bought a new refrigerator, oven, washing machine, or other big appliance in the past few years? If so, there’s a good chance it can connect to the internet through your WiFi network. There ...

From overheating smart beds and privacy snafus to generative AI foul-ups and bricked smart thermostats, we had a bumper crop ...