A smarter home doesn't need a huge budget, just the right devices. These picks deliver real utility without the high price ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Woman pairing a smart speaker with her smartphone - wichayada suwanachun/Shutterstock About 48% of U.S. households own a minimum of one smart home device, reveals Horowitz's State of Media, ...

The HGTV Smart Home 2025 is officially move-in ready, and the fully furnished abode in San Antonio, Texas, features all the bells and whistles you’d hope to see, plus some unexpected surprises (cold ...

For folks new to smart gadgets at home, deciding on the one to get can be quite tricky. However, users can narrow their search by deciding what they want from these gadgets. Do they want a smart ...

Winter changes how we go about our lives, with shorter days and lower temperatures forcing us to spend more time indoors. This can lead us to recognize inefficiencies in our home, as well as boredom ...

Home Depot is usually the first place people go to get supplies for major renovations. Turns out it's equally where smart ...

Ikea's bold entries into the smart home are cheap, fun and ready to take the home security world by storm. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology ...

On paper, the up-and-coming Matter standard appears to be an ideal solution for smart homes: a protocol that enables the competing Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, and other major smart-home platforms ...

On a quiet suburban street, a modern Australian home wakes before its owners do. The lights turn on automatically, the ...

Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, analyst, product reviewer, and editor. He got his start in consumer tech, breaking Android news at Newsweek before going to PCMag, ...