A smart home isn’t about stuffing your house with gadgets you have to babysit or juggling app after app just to turn off a ...

Building a local-first setup meant the control and automation logic living inside the home network. And even if the internet ...

When it comes to upgrading to a smart home, the choices can be overwhelming. Consider these tips to make the process ...

The smart home has been drifting into a world of interoperability lately that I never would have expected just a few years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. The rise of Internet of Things gadgets has transformed our ...

Sidewalk, which launched in 2020, is a low-power, low-bandwidth, long-range IoT network that is free to use. While Ring cameras use Sidewalk connectivity to send alerts even when your home’s Wi-Fi is ...

Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home ...

Kidde came to CES 2026 to deliver their latest device for the smart home, and it is the Smart Smoke + CO Alarm that now comes ...

The fewer entry points you leave open, the more secure your smart home will be. Here's how to check for all the gaps.

Have you bought a new refrigerator, oven, washing machine, or other big appliance in the past few years? If so, there’s a good chance it can connect to the internet through your WiFi network. There ...

Many smart bulb issues often trace back to outdated border-router software that undermines modern Thread and Matter networks.