Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home ...

There’s a growing trend among Home Assistant enthusiasts to create wall-mounted displays. Much of the time, these take the ...

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.

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

Which devices to make your home a smart home are best? Nine out of 10 adults in the U.S. are connected to the internet and more than half own a tablet computer. All you need to get started with making ...

It's been one of the most common housing trends over the past 20 to 30 years. Making your home a smart one to minimize small tasks and run your home efficiently makes a lot of sense. Being able to ...

Smart home tech brands will often label everything as "AI," but not all of it will actually be. Conversational voice ...

You’ll need to make a raft of decisions before you choose which smart switches to install in your home, and your choices will be influenced by everything from the ...

RIoT Technology is able to track home performance to better inform builders and homeowners about what offers the best return on investment. Smart home technology has been evolving rapidly, driven by ...

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 ...

The potential for generative AI and large language models to take the complexity out of the smart home, making it easier to set up, use, and manage connected devices, is compelling. So is the promise ...

For some of us, few things are more infuriating than a gadget that stops working due to a software change. As we’ve frequently covered here at Ars, startups and Big Tech companies are guilty of ...