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 ...

Presence sensors can be used with smart homes, not just to trigger when a light turns on. They can still do that, but you can ...

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

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 ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly becoming obsolete.

For smart home device manufacturers looking to grow their market share, prioritizing customer experience is king. However, today’s CE customers face an increasing number of connectivity challenges – ...

The trade group reports there are now 125 Z-Wave Long Range devices on the market, with the technology reaching markets ...

Connected devices certainly add a layer of convenience to home management—but keeping track of your estate’s many smart implements can be a task in itself. Fortunately, there are systems—boutique ...

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 ...

Many smart bulb issues often trace back to outdated border-router software that undermines modern Thread and Matter networks.