Trading all of your home tech and appliances in for smart home gear is supposed to make your life easier, automating tasks ...

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The smart home market could be worth more than $4 billion this year. Here are where the opportunities lie for electrical contractors. What makes a smart home smart? A security system? Automated ...

The Smart Home: It's a place that anticipates your needs and empowers you to fine-tune your environment. That's the pitch, at least. Putting it all together isn't a smooth ride, but the right setup ...

As smart home technology has progressed over the last five years, the interconnectedness of devices has been the central draw. The ability to tie your household lights to your front door, or to ...

How smart are “smart home” devices if you can’t install them? Or, if like 55% of Americans, you can’t troubleshoot them when issues come up? The smart home industry is projected to be worth $151 ...

Smart home products are catching on. Nearly a third (30%) of U.S. consumers have purchased or installed a smart home product in the past year, according to a new study. The pace may be increasing, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As connected becomes the default for every household appliance — from TVs and washing machines to ovens and ...

Kristen has worked as a freelance home, design and lifestyle writer since 2021. In that time she has contributed to a number of online media outlets including Apartment Therapy, Hunker, The Everygirl, ...

G oogle and Amazon are particularly good at selling the smart home vision, but these platforms have some big drawbacks, too.

Step 1 (Activation): Turn on all smart plugs (tree, outside lights, wax warmer). Step 2 (Interior Lights): Set inside strips ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...