Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and ...

I compared Thread, Zigbee, and Matter - here's the best smart home setup for you ...

The phrase “ smart home ” has been used for more than a decade, but in 2026, it remains widely misunderstood. Many homeowners ...

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Not so smart tech.

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 ...

IFTTT stands for, “if this, then that.” It’s terminology often used in programming, allowing software to chain together functions and perform certain tasks if other tasks are detected. For example, if ...

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Smart homes allow homeowners to remotely control devices such as lights, appliances, entertainment systems, thermostats, door locks and voice-activated smart assistants through internet connectivity.

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...