The idea of a smart home is beautiful. You come home from work and the door unlocks, the kitchen and living room lights turn on, your entertainment system powers on, the TV switches to your favorite ...

Frequent disconnect issues keep this affordable outdoor switch from meriting a strong recommendation. Jasco’s Enbrighten Outdoor Plug-in Wi-Fi Smart Switch is a companion product to its recently ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe I made no fewer than five mistakes trying to install a smart ...

Aqara makes a range of HomeKit-compatible smart home devices for multiple regions around the world. This review takes a look at four of Aqara's latest products, including its Temperature and Humidity ...

The Tapo S505D smart dimmer is Matter certified, which guarantees compatibility with every major smart home ecosystem, and it certainly won’t break the bank. On the other hand, it’s a very simple ...

When you want to make your lights smarter without changing the bulbs, you’re likely looking at upgrading to a smart light switch. One of the more vital functions of a smart switch is its ability to ...

Only the smart part is easy.

Let’s address the two-dozen little elephants in the room: Swapping all of my smart home devices to a new Wi-Fi network should not be as annoying as it is. I recently switched to a new router, which ...

When setting up your smart home, it's easy to go down the cloud route thanks to the fact that so many popular devices run on Wi-Fi. But let's say there was a Wi-Fi outage in your home - it leaves you ...

I started writing a longer post and realized that a lot of the information about my investigation of my new home’s network may not be interesting to everyone or relevant to my questions so here’s the ...

Thinking about automating your home's lighting? There are a lot of ways to do it -- here's how to pick what's best for you. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...