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 ...

Home Assistant and Apple Home appeal to two different smart home owners. The former is seen as complex with endless possibilities, the latter a closed ecosystem that’s incredibly easy to use. But did ...

Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from relying on your sparkling personality, smart home devices are perfect for this, and they are simple to set up on ...

Apple users had a banner year when it came to new smart home devices. Of all the ones I tested, here are my favorite Apple Home-compatible ones that launched in 2025. Heading into the year, I had high ...

Brian Lynch, the senior director on Apple's home hardware engineering team, is leaving Apple for smart ring company Oura, ...

Apple's smart home devices have not seen a major new release in some time, and reporting strongly suggests that's because of ...

Apple Inc.’s artificial intelligence struggles are rippling through its product plans, forcing the company to delay a long-in-the-works smart home display until later this year, according to people ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Detail of an Apple HomePod smart speaker, taken on February 19, 2018. (Photo by Neil ...

While I waited for Ikea to figure out what was up, I tried some more creative troubleshooting in my home. The only ...