MQTT is a communication system that helps different parts of your smart home talk to each other. For Zigbee2MQTT to work smoothly with Home Assistant, you usually need an MQTT broker, which is like a ...

Home Assistant is often seen as the top choice for its wide compatibility and setup ease. Amazon Alexa excels with voice ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), ...

Our kids' room has its own routine. When we say, "Alexa, it's bedtime," their sound machine turns on (powered by a smart plug), their bedside lamp switches off, and their smart light strip turns on to ...

You’re probably spending more time fixing your smart home than using it. Here’s how I cut down my family’s reliance on Alexa.

If you're hosting for Thanksgiving, you're likely already too busy to worry much about new technology. The secret of the ...

Mashable surveyed its readers about the smart home products they use. See which smart home brands earned a Readers' Choice ...

Unlike many devices that you can add directly in the Alexa app by searching for them, Dyson devices require logging into your ...

The Google app for Search, and the Google office suite — Docs, Slides and Sheets — all run on iPhones. You can make or ...

Most smart TVs also have a USB port, so if you don't want to set up a media server, you can always load your media files onto ...

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Overall, the devices are a significant upgrade from the last-gen Show 8 and aging Show 10. They’re sleeker, with more modern hardware, a more responsive touchscreen, and packed with radios and sensors ...