Smart homes require smart purchases, and they aren't always cheap.

Crestron has developed a professional configuration platform to help residential dealers deploy its Home OS projects more ...

ChatGPT's new Scheduled Tasks feature promises to automate your life. But is it any good? I tried it to find out.

Smart Home Solver has compiled a detailed overview on 15 smart home devices that are expected to stand out in 2026 for their practicality and thoughtful design. For example, the Third Reality garage ...

A smart home is nothing without hardware.

Setting up a Raspberry Pi for a DIY project can be daunting, especially if it requires soldering. These easier projects ...

Abstract: HomieBot a voice-controlled home automation control system based on a Raspberry Pi that is not operated by external cloud computing. Whereas other assistants like Google Home and Alexa send ...

Voting for HGTV Smart Home 2026 runs 9 am ET Tuesday, April 21, 2026, to 5 pm ET Friday, June 19, 2026. Vote daily at hgtv.com/smart and foodnetwork.com. A one-hour ...

Home users report receiving a message that “phone actions and automations will no longer be available starting in the first week of May.” Google does not appear to have publicly shared any notice of a ...

Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and not annoying. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and ...

The days are longer, the weather's warming up, and we're all spending more time outdoors. I certainly am as my son begs to ride his bike to the playground every day after school now that the sun ...