Not crazy about talking to Siri, Alexa or Gemini? You can easily create a voice assistant-free smart home with these tricks.

Voice control is no longer a party trick; it is the glue that holds a modern smart home together. With the right Alexa ...

This smart home breakthrough lets you control appliances without Wi-Fi (and its security risks) ...

How AI and machine learning can be used to personalize smart-home devices. How to design voice control for convenience and usability. Technical issues to evaluate when planning the development of ...

Using your voice to turn your lights on and off with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices as well as Google Assistant devices is easy and convenient but that’s just the start. With the right devices, there ...

Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...

The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition represents a significant step forward in smart home automation, focusing on local voice control as an alternative to cloud-based systems. This open source ...

Today, IAI Smart debuts Emerson Smart, a next-generation portfolio of home appliances engineered to make smart living simple, intuitive and ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Home Assistant is getting a new voice assistant that takes on the “basics” of smart home control. It will be ...

The homes will get smarter this year as we witness the best smart home devices of CES 2026 revolutionize the technology for ...

Keep your place cool with a connected fan you can conveniently control with your phone or voice. We've rounded up the best smart ceiling, desk, pedestal, and tower fans we've tested to make your ...