Energy monitoring is an important feature for smart home builds that allows users to keep an eye on what parts of the home ...

Written in Python, the tool can talk either directly to TP-Link branded smart plugs, or via Home Assistant. It tracks the power consumption with a simple graph, but the exciting part lies in how ...

Home Assistant once again lets you sidestep that requirement — simply plug in a single Zigbee USB dongle and build your own brand-agnostic network. Zigbee helped take my smart home offline for good.

That means you can use it to tie together your Aqara kit and it will also play nicely with third-party Matter and Thread gear ...

The TP-Link Tapo C120 is an affordable home security camera, priced at $24.99, offering 2K video, color night vision, and ...

The Amazon Echo Show 5 combines Alexa’s voice assistant with a 5.5-inch screen for video calls, streaming and smart home ...

and immediately appeared in Home Assistant (and Apple Home). Now I can use either platform to set a target temp, set the mode to “auto”, let the smart home software figure out when to switch ...

The onn Google TV Full HD Streaming Device is discounted to $13 today at Walmart. Stream Netflix, Hulu, and all your other ...

A flight attendant has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a clever hack which allows you to charge your phone in a hotel room without needing to use a plug adapter ...

At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Signify (the company behind Philips Hue) announced that the Hue ecosystem will soon have its own generative AI assistant to make lighting your home easier. Details are ...