Always-on devices can quietly boost your energy use. Here are some settings to change -- and some devices you might want to ...

Sunday Robotics, a $1.15 billion startup, will place Memo robots in homes through a beta program this fall.

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Learn how to build an Arduino-powered cat laser toy that you can control directly from your smartphone. A fun DIY electronics ...

Version 4.20 of the Google Home app adds preconfigured suggested automations that you can turn on with just a couple of taps.

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Apple's home automation updates and new product roadmap powered by Siri AI will kick off in 2026 with HomePod and Apple TV updates, but if you're excited for the robotic arm for a Home Hub, you're ...

We’ve been talking a bunch of home automation on the Podcast lately, and this week, in the Mailbag segment, a reader asked us about our setups. Neither Kristina nor I are poster children for the home ...

During a recent conversation with a diving buddy, he pulled out his phone mid conversation and said "Hey Grok, show me that dive computer we were talking about this morning." And yes, it's $580 worth ...

Home users report receiving a message that “phone actions and automations will no longer be available starting in the first week of May.” Google does not appear to have publicly shared any notice of a ...

Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and not annoying. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and ...

Artificial intelligence can make smart homes smarter, help us manage our days, and even help us plan major life changes. This series looks at the new — and sometimes surprising — ways AI is being used ...