Thanks to the ease and straightforwardness of the Amazon Echo Hub, my smart home finally makes sense to my family. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets.

The Voice Mate H1 is triggered by being picked up and lets you command it with natural language. The company is also launching its first outdoor camera, with support for HomeKit Secure Video. The ...

In practice, however, these purpose-built smart displays age poorly, and probably don't perform all the tasks you need out of ...

It brings local control, powerful automations, and unmatched flexibility to any smart home, no matter how complex it becomes.

Great for smart-home control. Easy to customize onscreen widgets for content you want to see. Still a fully featured smart speaker that can play music, answer questions, and check the weather. No ads!

Brilliant has announced the launch of its new plug-in version of its Smart Home Control Panels. The new “install it anywhere” product allows homeowners, renters and professional installers to give any ...

Anyone with a fair amount of connected devices in their home can tell you that it's a bit of a hassle keeping tabs on and controlling the growing population of gadgets. Fortunately, smart-home ...

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When it comes to professionally installed and monitored home security systems that also offer all the creature comforts of a smart home, no one does it better than Vivint. Most home security systems ...

Smart-home systems maker Brilliant unveiled a new “install it anywhere” plug-in version of its Smart Home Control Panel Tuesday. Any homeowner or renter can use its touchscreen-based control and ...