Google Home update expands automation with new triggers, conditions, and actions, allowing smarter control across devices ...

In the summer of 2022, I moved across the United States from Connecticut to California. I landed in a small, two-bedroom rental house. The house itself was built by the owner as a pandemic-era project ...

The SwitchBot Bot makes it easy to automate all kinds of stuff, from garage door openers to laundry machines. The SwitchBot Bot makes it easy to automate all kinds of stuff, from garage door openers ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

The future is now, old man.

Voice controls not your thing? No problem. I don't know how I feel about this. I wonder what the security controls are. It's funny, but twenty years ago I would have been excited by this stuff, but as ...

Kristen has worked as a freelance home, design and lifestyle writer since 2021. In that time she has contributed to a number of online media outlets including Apartment Therapy, Hunker, The Everygirl, ...

Begin building a smart home by choosing a primary platform like Alexa, Google, or Apple for easier integration. Smart devices such as speakers, lighting, and thermostats can add convenience and peace ...