Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home ...

Smart home tech brands will often label everything as "AI," but not all of it will actually be. Conversational voice ...

Aliro, the smart lock standard expected to be released in 2026, will let us open doors just by tapping our smart phones and ...

Macworld Apple’s smart home efforts have generally lagged behind its rivals. While Amazon and Google have been putting out ...

It is possible to enjoy the benefits of a smart home without an internet connection using local protocols, like Zigbee, to ...

Speaking of living rooms: You might need a bigger one as giant TVs are one of 2026’s home-tech headlines. Now that it’s just ...

Sometimes the smart home doesn’t seem so smart, like when a cloud outage renders your devices useless or your smart bed ...

The year 2025 proved that technology works best when it feels invisible yet impactful. The focus was no longer on showcasing ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

There’s been a major uptick in smart-home technology over the past few years—and it’s not just a modern luxury; it’s a wise investment for your home’s future resale value. “The demand for a home to be ...

This story is part of the 2023 Gear Patrol Tech Awards. To see the full list of winners, click here. Creating a smart home doesn’t have to be difficult. You can start with a smart speaker — which you ...

Over the past few decades, technology users have become accustomed to their phones and computers wirelessly connecting to the internet. More recently, a new type of technology has grown in popularity: ...