Understanding the smart home ecosystem, with insights on the IoT future and home automation trends shaping connected, ...

The Matter protocol involves creating a more streamlined communication pathway for smart home devices. Many major players in the smart home device space are on board with Matter. With an agreed-upon ...

Ask any smart home enthusiast about their platform of choice, and you’re bound to hear great things about Home Assistant.

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The kitchen is the heart of the home—and often, the heart of smart-home technology, according to Mark Benson, the head of SmartThings, a subsidiary of Samsung. “In my home, we have many lights, and ...

Home Assistant forms the backbone of my smart home and has been doing so for a solid year. To make the most of this powerful ...

The forthcoming release of Matter-based products has created buzz and confusion among multifamily housing operators and smart-home providers and their technology and development teams. Matter, ...

Apple's planning a big push into smart homes in 2025, and HomePods will be part of it. Image: Cult of Mac Apple’s significant expansion of its smart home lineup in 2025 should include new HomePod and ...

As proptech evolves, so does the ability to automate processes within the real estate industry. Automation can lead to some serious ROI for property managers and operators, but it’s important to ...

Homeowners beware: Decking a house out with all the latest smart-home bells and whistles may not appeal to future buyers as much as one might expect. Newly built luxury homes are increasingly sold ...