Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...

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Say goodbye to (some) smart home woes. New user-facing features are coming to Matter that will make it easier than ever to set up your smart home and circumvent some of the more finicky, frustrating ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

Not crazy about talking to Siri, Alexa or Gemini? You can easily create a voice assistant-free smart home with these tricks.

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 ...

Google Home has added new starters, conditions, and actions that let your automations respond to real activity like media ...

Building a secure and efficient smart home takes more than just a fast internet connection. You also need to consider network ...

Hagop is passionate about smart home products, especially when it comes to making life easier. He's always eager to try out new technologies to make life easier, in terms of cleaning, automation, and ...

As well as smart lamps, IKEA is dipping its toes even further into the audio waters, unveiling its tiny but dead cheap ...

Small changes can add up. Here's how to set up automations to turn off TVs or lights at certain times, lower the thermostat when you leave the house, and more. I've written for various publications, ...