The Apple HomeKit ecosystem has grown recently and the addition of Matter support will only make it grow more. Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from ...

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Keeping tabs on battery-powered HomeKit accessories like the Eve Weather can be challenging. From smart locks to motion sensors, battery status is often out of sight, out of mind—until the moment a ...

Logitech’s neat little Pop buttons, which bring simple controls to your smart home devices, now work with Apple HomeKit. The latest Pop kit, available exclusively from the Apple store and Apple.com, ...

Although Apple already provides its own Home app to let users control and manage their HomeKit devices, there are multiple third-party apps that extend such functionality – and one of them is ...

Aqara’s affordable new USB-powered controller, the Smart Hub E1, makes it easy to control devices and sensors through Apple’s HomeKit and other smart-home systems. The company’s Zigbee-based devices, ...

Apple HomeKit has always lagged behind Alexa and Google Assistant, notably lacking a smart display similar to that of the Echo Show 15 or the Nest Hub. Rumors suggest that the company’s next gadget ...

Nearly two years ago, my family swapped out a natural gas furnace for a two-stage heat pump that provides winter heating and summer cooling. As part of this changeover, we needed a new thermostat. I ...

Smart home devices seem affordable at first, but subscriptions, energy use, upgrades, and ecosystem limits can quietly raise ...

If you're looking to modernize your abode with app-enabled lights or accessories, do you need to incorporate a smart home hub into the mix? What do they do?

One year after Apple announced plans to launch its home automation platform HomeKit, the company’s first certified products are now being shipped to customers around the world. HomeKit puts Apple in ...