Not all home apps are equal. Your app experience can make or break the smart home devices you choose, such as security cameras or smart bulbs. The worst apps have confusing menus, lack settings and ...

If you search through your smart home app or feature list, you'll often run into the word "geofencing" or something like automatic home/away settings. That signals a powerful, useful feature that far ...

Remember The Clapper? The plug-in staple may have made for a catchy jingle in the 1980s, but it could also be considered as a ...

Setting up a smart home device is easier than ever, especially with well-crafted apps. But users still run into problems with connections, settings or even turning on -- especially when using multiple ...

A new Apple framework makes it easy for developers of smart home apps to help cut your electricity bills. While EnergyKit is currently limited to thermostats and EV chargers, it’s the first step ...

Earlier this year, Ikea updated its Dirigera hub to become a Matter controller, allowing Matter devices from other companies ...

I know some people think that a lot of smart home tech is frivolous, and some of it is, I’ll agree, but there are certain things that make daily life a little better. For example, I have security ...

From opening your garage door as you drive up to arming your security system when you leave, a geofence can make your smart home work like magic.

Ikea is known for having everything you could possibly want or need for your home, and that includes smart home gadgets. Smart home devices connect your home to the internet of things, allowing you to ...

Smart home gadgets have no limits these days. You can control everything from a garage door to every single light bulb in your house … if you have enough gusto to replace them all. Front doors have ...