Trading all of your home tech and appliances in for smart home gear is supposed to make your life easier, automating tasks ...

Ikea announced a new smart hub and app that will be coming out later this year. The hub is called Dirigera and will be Matter-ready. The hub will be accompanied by the release of the company’s new ...

The Hubitat Elevation smart-home hub promises more privacy than the competition by keeping all of the data it needs to power your smart home stored locally. The rules needed for your door sensor to ...

IKEA continues its foray into smart home devices with the launch of a Google Matter-ready hub called DIRIGERA and a new IKEA Home smart app. With the new device and app, the Swedish company is ...

Manufacturer apps exist for good reasons—firmware updates, advanced features, and detailed controls. For everyday use, though ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From security cameras that offer automatic cloud backups, to speakers you can control using your voice, there are several devices that can ...

The Chamberlain MyQ Smart Garage Control explains itself with the name. For $29.98, it sets out to be a catchall solution for remote access to a garage door complete with intelligent features. By ...

SmartThings remains the easiest path to a DIY smart home, but there’s little to be gained—and a lot of pain to endured—from upgrading from the second-generation hub. Samsung SmartThings has been the ...

Google has discreetly removed the "Call Home" option from Google Home, making it difficult for users to call their smart displays from phone.

Aqara’s Smart Lock U100 is a deadbolt style smart home lock that doesn’t break the bank. With this year’s Black Friday ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Smart home automation hubs are a one-stop solution for unifying your connected gadgets and controlling them from one app, instead of many. But do you really need one? I'm PCMag's managing editor for ...