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Discover smart and connected devices designed for your home.
Updated daily · 15 stories
By Electronics Editorial Team · 5 min read
Think smart home tech is too complicated, too expensive, or only for tech experts? Many of those assumptions don't hold …
Smart thermostats, occupancy sensors, and smart power strips are marketed as energy savers. Here's what evidence suggest…
Matter is the connectivity standard designed to make smart home devices work across any platform. Here's what it means f…
More smart devices mean more demand on your router. Learn how to plan and configure a home network that keeps everything…
A plain-English walkthrough of unboxing, connecting, and getting the most from a smart speaker without the technical hea…
Learn what a smart home ecosystem is, how devices communicate, and why choosing the right platform matters before you st…
Indoor and outdoor cameras raise real privacy questions. Here's what to understand about data storage, access, and house…
Lumens, colour temperature, Kelvin, dimmer compatibility — a quick reference glossary for the lighting terms you'll see …
Smart plugs can automate ordinary appliances, but they're not magic. Understand exactly what they do before adding them …
Thread, Zigbee, and Z-Wave all connect smart home devices, but they work very differently. Here's what each one means fo…
A clear-eyed look at voice assistant capabilities, their limitations, and what recordings they store — so you can decide…
Disconnecting smart home gadgets are usually a Wi-Fi or mesh network problem, not a device fault. Here's how to diagnose…
Wired installations are stable; wireless ones are flexible. Here's an honest look at what each approach costs you in rel…
Never bought a smart home device before? This guide covers the concepts, vocabulary, and logical order for building a se…
