Explore practical smart home automation ideas and non-gimmicky routines that simplify daily life, enhance comfort, and make every smart home truly useful and efficient.

Gemini for Home adds natural language prompting to streamline your smart home automations, and it's the biggest Google Home ...

It’s been a while, and though the basics are the same, Apple Home and Google Home have both benefitted from some long-needed ...

This conditional automation is a good example of why Home Assistant’s automations are so much better than simpler platforms ...

My home is much better with well-applied artificial intelligence, making things safer and saving money. Here's where AI is finally proving itself.

From overheating smart beds and privacy snafus to generative AI foul-ups and bricked smart thermostats, we had a bumper crop ...

After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly ...

Al and I were talking on the podcast about the Home Assistant home automation hub software. In particular, about how devilishly well designed it is for extensibility. It’s designed to be added on to, ...

Instead of responding only when something breaks, AI allows the industry to anticipate homeowner needs. This can reduce costs ...

LG will debut its CLOiD home robot at CES 2026, highlighting its push toward intelligent home automation and a future where ...

Seeed Studio sent us a review sample of the XIAO Soil Moisture Sensor powered by the XIAO ESP32C6 wireless module and running ...

The nation’s largest retailer and private employer revamped its training program last year to increase the pipeline of ...