The Nest got people to look at formerly mundane appliances like a thermostat in a new way, as something that should be smarter and could stand to get better-looking too. We loved the last Honeywell Wi ...

PCWorld explores geofencing, a location-based automation feature that creates virtual perimeters around your home to trigger smart device actions automatically. This technology matters for smart home ...

It's pretty obvious that Aqara’s been on a bit of a roll lately. The brand only dropped a new mmWave radar presence sensor ...

Paul is an android fanatic and smart home architect aiming to turn his home into the Enterprise. He is infected by the wanderlust and checks off countries every year. His other job engages his fluency ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Smart thermostats can help you save money on heating and cooling, but these devices—like so many in the internet of things ...

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When it comes to the Smart Thermostat Wars (is that a thing yet?), there’s no love lost between Honeywell and Google-owned Nest. The high-profile Nest Learning Thermostat triggered a nasty patent ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. If a thermostat is essentially an on/off switch for your heating and cooling system, what's there to test? Quite a bit, it ...

The good: It has a responsive display, a remote sensor and tons of smart integrations, including a built-in Amazon Alexa speaker. The bad: The price is high, particularly if you don’t care about the ...

From the moment you see one, a smart thermostat looks cool. The cover plate is smooth, and there’s a clear digital read out. Unlike that grimy little hockey puck, with its analog dial and worn-out ...