Creating and fleshing out the smart home can be challenging when shopping around for new devices to add to your automation arsenal, but it doesn't have to be if you're smart about it. I have a few old ...

Recently, I talked about how using your old Android phone as a security camera isn't the best approach for repurposing it, and discussed the possibility of using it as a smart home remote of sorts.

You know that Galaxy S8 or S9 that's been sitting in your junk drawer for the past two years? The one you keep forgetting to trade in for credit toward shiny new toys like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7?

Smart home technology promises you an easier, more automated life, but it often comes with an intimidating price tag. To fully deck out a home to sense motion, sound, light, and presence, you're ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...