Sometimes my smart home still makes me feel like a wizard.

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Really, home automation is about convenience. Having said that, I do strive to automate all the things, so the first effect of Alexa going away would be me trying to automate more stuff somehow and ...

Amazon Alexa has long been one of the most popular smart home platforms, as it offers a robust suite of hub devices (like the Echo Show 8) and supports hundreds of third-party products. Hubspace, by ...

It's no secret that the smart home world is dominated by Big Tech, with Amazon's Alexa leading the charge, closely followed by Google Home and Apple HomeKit. These popular automation systems aren't as ...

Turning your home into a smarter space can be surprisingly affordable. These under $50 gadgets bring automation, monitoring, ...

Michael Bizzaco has been writing about and working with consumer tech for well over a decade. With a background in home theater sales, installation and repair, Michael's hands-on reviews, how-to ...

Google Home now supports smart button triggers for routines, filling a significant automation gap that Alexa and HomeKit have long offered users. PCWorld reports the update includes additional ...

If you’d love to automate your home but you’re unsure where to start, let us dispel some myths for you: Mind blown? Meet Shelly, a smart home automation and facility brand aimed at people exactly like ...

Amazon’s new developer kit will let third-party developers create new ‘ambient’ automations in connection with Alexa. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) When you leave home and arm your security system, ...

I regret nothing.