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Smart homes explained: What a truly integrated smart home really is

A smart home isn’t about stuffing your house with gadgets you have to babysit or juggling app after app just to turn off a ...
Rolling Out

Smart homes are about to read your mind

Smart homes are evolving far beyond connected devices and voice commands that require your constant attention and input. Welcome to the age of ambient computing, where technology completely fades into ...
Los Angeles Times

Beyond the Gadgets: How Smart Home Innovations Are Redefining Luxury

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Luxury, once a synonym for extravagance, is being quietly rewritten. In today’s most coveted homes, the magic is in what you ...
GadgetGuy

How I set up a smart home (and what I learned along the way)

Setting up and automating a smart home is easier than ever, as I found out when trying the Aqara ecosystem for the first time ...
Android Police

5 ways your smart home can help you focus while working from home

Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf, XDA, OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and more. Although he prefers iOS to Android, he still uses a ...
SlashGear

Do Smart Switches Work Without Wi-Fi?

As part of their quest to make their homes more intelligent, many people install smart switches. With a smart switch, you can use a smartphone app or voice assistant to control your lighting remotely, ...