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As IoT devices like Amazon Echo become more and more popular, it isn’t unusual for users to re-sell them. Indeed, it’s increasingly common to come…

Many love using their Google Nest Hubs to show off pictures, but you don’t have to use the display as a photo frame. We’ll show…

As long as science fiction’s been around, and probably longer, the fear of technology has fueled the stories that keep us up at night. One…

SimpliSafe smart home security systems consist of a series of sensors and cameras that can be installed by virtually all homeowners. Is one right for…

If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of smart home gadgets, you’ve probably run across devices that require a “hub.” You might think, “Why…

Getting started with smart home technology is daunting. There are many different paths you can go down. A common component of smart homes is the central…

If you want to manage your Samsung-powered smart home, you need the SmartThings app for iOS and Android. Recently, it picked up AR capabilities to…

Cameron Summerson Today, Google is announcing a bunch of new tools on Google Assistant smart speakers, displays, and even smartphones. The hook is that these…

Purdue University Scientists have taken another step towards tackling the climate crisis, this time by creating incredibly white paint that reflects sunlight and radiating infrared…

New research shows that security flaws affecting as many as 100 million smart and industrial devices could allow a hacker to hijack the products or…

aslysun/Shutterstock.com When you think about bringing technology into your home or building out your own smart home, the bedroom is one of the rooms that…

The Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell is the latest from one of Europe’s biggest smart home security product makers. It was first shown at CES 2019,…

If you have dozens of Wi-Fi devices in your smart home, you might have noticed the network getting slower and slower. You might have upgraded to a…

Your smart TV is probably tracking what you watch. “Automated content recognition” (ACR) technology detects what you’re watching, uploading snippets of content to a reference…

This wikiHow teaches you how to play music with a Google Home device by linking your preferred music service and then controlling the music using…

Smart home products can range from super fun to incredibly useful. The problem is, a lot of them require drilling holes or wiring cables to…

Google Assistant speakers and displays can play scheduled announcements with a feature called “Family Bell.” But what happens if your routine is going to be…

Smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest Mini can make life easier, but they also present some privacy concerns. Doesn’t a device that…

When it comes to home upgrades, your mind might go to things like updating appliances or adding new fixtures in your bathroom. However, one of…

An automated home was a futuristic pipe dream not too long ago. However, as the second decade of the 2000s comes to an end, “smart…

Voice-controlled refrigerators are already a practical reality, but LG might just make them particularly handy. The tech giant has introduced a 2021 line of InstaView…