SmartThings' second-gen hub is outfitted with USB ports and a Bluetooth radio (that hasn't been activated yet) for all sorts of future integrations. The related app is full of useful automations and ...

Samsung-owned SmartThings has been saying for months that big changes are coming to its smart platform, and that usually means older devices will get left behind. Well, the other shoe dropped this ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The SmartThings Hub lets you control ZigBee, Z-Wave, and Wi ...

As home automation grows more and more popular by the day, the free market is taking notice and working to supply the demand. The Wink Hub is a part of this current trend. It’s a device that allows ...

At Macworld/iWorld 2014, I delivered a talk about Siri and connected devices titled "Siri's Arms and Legs: Giving Apple's Intelligent Assistant the Power to Control Your World." My original idea for ...

SmartThings takes its new smart-home control center to market with a trim new design, a new app and some new possibilities for third-party device makers. Rich Brown Former Senior Editorial Director - ...

Samsung says it will update its SmartThings hubs to support Matter this month, its newer hubs will be Thread border routers, and it confirms the hubs won’t bridge Zigbee and Z-Wave devices into Matter ...

Samsung SmartThings Wifi is a much better smart home hub than it is a router or a home security system. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a good value for the right buyer. Mesh tech is as beneficial to ...

SmartThings’ smart home devices are getting a lot sleeker — and a lot more powerful — as of today. The company today is releasing a new line of updated home sensors and a new, more powerful hub. In ...

SmartThings, the open-platform smart home company that sold itself to Samsung a year ago, is rolling out its first new product line since it was acquired by the Korean electronics giant. The new ...

Samsung has spent the last year or so upending its SmartThings ecosystem. SmartThings was born as an independent company in 2012 when it launched one of the largest Kickstarter campaigns ever: a $1.2 ...

This isn't the addition I expected to make to my smart home.