My iPhone is my alarm clock, so it ends up on the floor, across the room when I wake. But all you have to do to shut this “Magic” Sensor Alarm Clock up is wave. Waving, however, could be a problem for ...

Another piece of technology that is prevalent in many smart home devices is Matter. Having devices with Matter protocol allows you to keep a hub from one manufacturer and connect to another device -- ...

The plug-and-play style of smart home devices is convenient but expensive. ESPHome is monumental in helping you save costs and build your own smart devices to pair with Home Assistant. All you need is ...

As a business owner, you probably spend too much time at the office or shop, and not enough at home. Even when you do leave the office during the day, it may be only to run errands, pick up supplies ...

You don't need a sophisticated system to smarten up your home. There are many options requiring only a single smart sensor ...

You can control your connected lighting by app, from your smartwatch, by voice, and even by a good old-fashioned button, but Philips' latest addition to Hue only cares when you're around. The Hue ...

Motion zones are an easy way to customize how your live-streaming security camera detects activity. Ring security cameras and doorbells let you create three detection zones for free. For an outdoor ...

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Many people have a motion detector light mounted outside of their home. The early models didn’t have any settings — with no way to adjust the sensitivity or how long the light would stay on after it ...

Kangaroo’s latest motion sensor adds entry detection to the mix, but its lack of geofencing capabilities or support for any type of security camera makes it tough to recommend. It’s one thing to snap ...

And my smart home actually felt even smarter.