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Your smart home devices don’t always play nicely together. A new standard could change that.
Samsung’s fancy new fridge prototype promises to grow your food for you
Ten tricks to master your Google Nest Hub
Sonos just reminded everyone that every smart gadget has an expiration date
Make your life easier with IFTTT
Bluetooth connectivity makes the new Philips Hue smart lightbulbs simpler and more complex
How to get Alexa, Siri, and Google to understand you better
GE’s process for resetting smart light bulbs is complicated, but necessary
Ring’s new battery-powered video doorbell captures footage before motion begins
Roomba’s new flagship robot is an expensive way to clean your home’s corners
Amazon’s $90 Echo Show 5 has a sliding camera cover as part of Alexa’s privacy makeover
Here are all the new Alexa-powered gadgets Amazon just announced
The Pixel 3a smartphone, Android updates, and everything else Google announced at its 2019 I/O conference
What getting AirPlay 2 and HomeKit means to your TV experience
How to pick the right smart home hub for you
Google’s Nest Hub Max smart screen is bigger, better, and always watching (if you want it to)
Smart tech that turns a home into a party house
How to digitally secure your smart home
Six gadgets that work with your smart speaker to automate your home
Stop shouting at your smart home so much and set up multi-step routines
Smart speakers make tricky gifts, no matter how cheap they get
Here’s what happens when you turn off the microphones and cameras on Facebook’s Portal device
Your digital assistant may have tons of new features it didn’t tell you about
Smart Carpet Detects Your Gait, Knows if You’ve Fallen
Amazon Echoes Its Virtual Assistant Offering With The Dot
All the new gadgets and announcements from Google’s Pixel 5 release event
Toyota’s robotic butler will serve you from the ceiling
Amazon Echo Is The First Artificial Intelligence You’ll Want At Home
The Lighthouse security camera uses AI to recognize your family and your pets
The Hacker’s Guide To Smart Homes
Artificially Intelligent Thermostat Automatically Creates a Climate Schedule for You
An Automatic Stove Knob Keeps Your Burner At The Right Temperature
It’s 2018 and robots still won’t do our laundry
Sony Vaguely Teases Its Next Great Robot For Your Home
CES 2015: A Smart Pacifier For Peace Of Mind
Sylvania Smart+ Multicolor LEDs Review: Simple bulbs for HomeKit
Geofencing can level up your smart home if you set it up properly
Ford and Microsoft Team Up to Build Smart Energy-Saving System for Houses and Cars
Internet-Savvy Bluetooth Won’t Insist On Pairing All The Time
Samsung’s new robots will do the dishes and nag you to get offline
Helper Robots We Desperately Need: the HRP-2 Dishbot
Elgato Eve Motion Review: A smart sensor to automate Apple households
Last Week in Tech: Reports of MS Paint’s death have been greatly exaggerated
Ring Video Doorbell 2 review: Higher res and easier to recharge, but just as bulky
Five rad and random devices to make your home a little more connected
August Smart Lock review: An easy way to smarten up a dumb dead bolt
Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps
A new wave of gadgets is setting out to secure your smart home
Logitech Circle review: This smart security camera can go wireless
You Could Own A Pool-Shooting, Beer-Fetching Willow Garage Robot
Nest Learning Thermostat Review: Smart temperature control that sticks to your schedule
The Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 adds radar to cut down on false alarms
Ring Video Doorbell review
Honeywell Lyric T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat Review
Google Home can now recognize individual users by the sound of their voice
Logitech Pop Home Switch Review
iRobot Braava Jet 240 Mopping Robot Review
Apple’s HomePod is officially discontinued. Here are the smart speakers you should buy instead.
Google’s new Nest Hub can track your sleep without a wearable or camera
This two-way charger turns electric cars into a backup power source for your home