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 ...

Smart home technologies are as accessible as ever, and cheaper than you may think. Home Depot offers several gadgets that ...

Ikea's Varmblixt lamp showed up at CES 2026 with new smart features. Now that I've tried it, I'm not letting it go.

A smart home includes high-tech heating and lighting systems and appliances that can be controlled remotely with a phone or a computer. The term "smart home" only recently entered the lexicon of folks ...

Turning your home into a smarter space can be surprisingly affordable. These under $50 gadgets bring automation, monitoring, and voice control.

A smart home is a residence equipped with advanced automation systems, allowing remote control and management of IoT-connected features such as security, lighting, temperature, entertainment systems, ...

If you've got older, unused technology just laying around the house, you may be surprised to discover there are still some ...

The Smart Home: It's a place that anticipates your needs and empowers you to fine-tune your environment. That's the pitch, at least. Putting it all together isn't a smooth ride, but the right setup ...

IKEA Dirigera runs many smart home actions locally; no required account, keeping schedules working during internet outages.

Smart technology refers to devices, systems, and applications that utilize artificial intelligence, internet connectivity, and sensors to collect data, make decisions, and perform automated tasks.

It's been half a decade since a new Google smart display was released.

Given who owned the house, it's no surprise that it would feature what people might have referred to back then as high-tech innovations.