Here are my favorite home apps to make smart home management fast and fun, without the clutter or annoying navigation. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security ...

These smart home helpers worked much better than I expected.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've gone from big workstations being converted into protable laptops, and then into smartphones that we carry around in our pockets. We find ...

Matter 1.4.1 implements a handful of new features to ease new-device setup. Multi-device QR code setup will let you add a whole box of smart home devices while only scanning a single QR code. NFC ...

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

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

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Here are three new ways Apple Home has recently gotten better during the iOS 26 cycle too, even as we hope for bigger changes ...

Plain-jane bulbs are so yesterday. Smart lights are in, not only because they're one of the easiest ways to enter the world of smart home tech, but also because they're one of the most affordable.

Smart plugs can make older lamps, appliances, and outdoor lights easier to control, but setup matters. These top-rated picks ...