While smart homes sound great in theory, you can easily fall victim to standing in a dark room shouting at a smart speaker that doesn't understand the command "turn on the lamp" or scrolling through a ...

Houston custom home builder Picklo Homes introduces integrated smart home features designed to enhance comfort, ...

Apple has several new smart home products in development, and with rumors about the initial low-cost smart home control device ramping up over the past few months, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has fleshed ...

Matter and Thread are touted as game-changers for your smartphone, and the standards are already starting to deliver on lofty ...

A recent update for the self-hosted Home Assistant swaps out the older, clunkier Overview dashboard with a gorgeous new ...

An engineering-driven residential technology studio explains why system design, not devices, determines long-term smart home stability. When these layers are missing, even premium devices behave ...

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 ...

Imagine walking into your home and, with a single tap on a sleek, wall-mounted screen, adjusting the lights, setting the perfect temperature, or even queuing up your favorite playlist, all without ...

How the Matter standard helps create a more interoperable smart home. How does Matter work? The incorporation of machine learning into smart devices. Life in the home is constantly changing as a ...

Smart Home Expo 2026, taking place from April 28–30, at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, showcases innovations in smart living. The event covers smart technology advancements in residential and ...

Repenic, the UK-based smart home brand known for blending refined design with intelligent functionality, today ...

As the name suggests, the Chinese tech giant’s new Xiaomi Smart Home Display 11 sports a tall 11-inch screen with an FHD+ resolution (1920 x 1200 pixels), 400 nits of peak brightness, and TUV ...