Onvis is up there as one of the most reliable HomeKit vendors around. They make quality products and are typically among the first to use new technology like Thread. I recently picked up the new Onvis ...

My progress toward a truly “smart” home has been painfully slow. I’m sick of unreliable voice commands, flaky smart switches, and poorly designed apps. Where’s the seamless experience that was ...

Home Assistant turns all my different gadgets into inputs and outputs, which is exactly what a smart home should have been ...

The promise of the smart home largely hinges on accurate, speedy presence detection. That's to say, our home needs to know when there are people in it and where they are, as quickly as possible, so ...

Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and ...

Most netizens today rely on the Google Home app to control their smart home devices. However, some of these users lack full control of certain devices due to the limitations that the app poses. Now, ...

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The latest thing from Ikea that’s been catching my eye isnt the new bold blue shade for the Billy bookcase, but the brand’s expanded and upgraded smart home gear.

Apple’s Home app has always felt like an afterthought. Probably because it was. Apple didn’t want to make an app to control its HomeKit home automation software framework; it didn’t release one until ...

Two low-cost versions of 16-bit digital signal controllers, the dsPIC33FJ12GP and the dsPIC33FJ12MC, are optimized for smart sensor and motor control, respectively. The 40-MIPS devices feature 18-, 20 ...

Thread fixed the one smart home problem I couldn't troubleshoot away ...

The new Sedna Smart Water Valve, especially when paired with Sinopé’s new flow sensor and the company’s existing remote sensors, is an exceptionally good leak detection system. We liked the first ...