All you need to get started with making your home a smart home is to add a few devices that work with your smartphone, tablet ...

Amazon's Echo Dot is recommended as the best smart home hub for most people in our buying guide. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Matter, acts as an eero extender, has motion and temperature sensors, ...

The best smart home devices will make your life easier, more efficient and more secure. We rounded up smart home devices based on testing, research and expert input.

With the new premium $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro, you can say "Alexa, find my remote" into any Echo device you own (or the dedicated Remote Finder button in the Fire TV app) to play a sound from your ...

Generative AI is hitting your smart speakers and displays, reigniting the rivalry between Amazon and Google in the smart home ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smart home technology carries an expensive reputation, but the reality is they've been so widely adopted that they're not as pricey as they ...

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Amazon wants Alexa+ to handle your life, but it's running into more privacy scares than any other AI tool around you. It must ...

Finally, there’s the swanky Aqara Panel Hub S1 Plus, a 6.9-inch touchscreen smart home hub designed to take on the likes of the Amazon Echo Hub, or higher-end control panels from the likes of Control4 ...

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Amazon's AI-enhanced Alexa+ will be coming to virtually all Echo devices made in the last five years. That doesn't bode well if you were hoping for new models. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR ...

You can call any phone number using your Google Home, and even set your own Caller ID. Here's how to make calls and customize ...