Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...

Not crazy about talking to Siri, Alexa or Gemini? You can easily create a voice assistant-free smart home with these tricks.

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 ...

A smart home doesn't have to cost you your security deposit.

Unveiled at CES, the new Copilot Star platform is designed to take smart device interoperability to the next level.

One connected lock does not a smart home make. If you want to get serious with home automation, start with a smart home platform. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a ...

Even if your old smart bulbs have lost access to their smart features, they can be put back into circulation for a variety of ...

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 ...

It's hip to be square.

I’ve previously argued that Apple Intelligence could be the biggest reason to buy an Apple smart home camera. Longer term, I think it also has the potential to create a whole new era of truly smart ...

Smart home gadgets are designed to make life simpler. Forget to lock your front door? All you have to do is remotely log into the companion app on your smartphone and hit a button. That said, while ...