The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 and subsequent stay-at-home directives caused many people to reevaluate their domestic quality of life. For some, this led to adopting additional ...

Apple is said to be considering future products that make it easier to consolidate information from other smart home devices, and a room assistant that could point a screen at you constantly, as you ...

Keith Graeber, director of engineering at the UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center, talks about energy efficiency in the center's smart home lab. (Alysha Beck, UC Davis) Nearly a year ago, ...

Apple’s researchers are experimenting with robotics projects, and a recent public demo of their work involved a cute robot lamp prototype. While the lamp isn’t an official new product, it still got me ...

During the CES 2025 in Las Vegas, several new gadgets for making your home a “smart” one debuted to an abundance of fanfare. In fact, upgrading appliances to “AI” models was a dominant topic during ...

Google Home update expands automation with new triggers, conditions, and actions, allowing smarter control across devices like locks, lights, appliances, and sensors. The Latest Tech News, Delivered t ...

Apple is working on several new smart home products for this year and beyond, including a home doorbell and video camera. Amid the flurry of CES smart home announcements, a common theme has emerged ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just a few decades ago, smart houses were the stuff of fiction. We imagined a future with intelligent structures (some of which took a turn ...

Smart home gadgets that actually solve daily problems, from robot mowers to bidet seats - 15 devices that earn their keep ...

Smart homes allow homeowners to remotely control devices such as lights, appliances, entertainment systems, thermostats, door locks and voice-activated smart assistants through internet connectivity.

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The vision of a truly connected smart home—secure, seamless and sustainable—is rapidly approaching reality. According to an IDC report, the global market will grow from 892.3 million smart home ...