Smart home controllers such as Alexa, Google Home, or Apple HomeKit have become increasingly common in households. They offer a centralized platform to manage various smart devices, ranging from ...

A minimalist smart home controller made from a piece of wood, the Mui Board works with Matter, Sonos, Hue, and others. It ...

The new plug-in version of Brilliant’s wired smart switch is simpler to install and just as easy to use. But still-limited integrations keep it from being truly brilliant. If you buy something from a ...

My home is overrun with smart gadgets, and the main way I interact with them is through my smartphone. This is usually a robust way to control my gadgets, as my phone is never far from my side — ...

Smart home controls are getting better. The Flic Duo was first announced at CES 2025 as a dual-button smart home controller, and it represents a pretty significant leap from Flic's older single-button ...

Building a local-first setup meant the control and automation logic living inside the home network. And even if the internet ...

After launching across several European countries and Japan, TP-Link has now rolled out its new smart home hub in the US too.

Android 15 is adding a Thread network stack that, on supported phones, will enable communicating with compatible smart home devices via Thread. Thread is a low-power mesh networking protocol that’s ...

Many smart bulb issues often trace back to outdated border-router software that undermines modern Thread and Matter networks.