Smart home devices are designed to make our lives easier, but every time we are attracted to another gadget to boost household management, improve energy efficiency or, increase our home security, we ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

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I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

Affordable smart home devices seamlessly connected to create a budget-friendly, automated living space that enhances convenience, security, and energy efficiency. Pixabay, cloudlynx In 2025, the smart ...

What if you could transform your home with smart devices that are both affordable and reliable, but with one glaring trade-off? In this guide, Smarter House explains how IKEA’s latest smart home ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/MirageC/Moment, Anton Zacon/iStock via Getty Images In Lifehacker’s series, “A ...

Robot vacuums, video doorbells, pet cameras, and much more: These picks will please almost anyone on your holiday list. And they're all tested by our experts. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...