ISE’s Mike Blackman explores how open standards like Matter, local AI hubs, and edge processing are bridging the gap between DIY devices and pro installs.

The cool thing about apps for smartwatches, especially Wear OS, is that they're already essentially designed as mini dashboards. The UI for a small screen needs to be stripped of non-essentials and ...

By default, Home Assistant features integrations for Jellyfin, Ollama, and all sorts of wacky tools, and with Open Home ...

Why pay a premium for smart devices when an ESP32 and some cheap sensors can do everything for a fraction of the price?

Build a custom smart home dashboard in just two hours using a 13-inch Android tablet, Home Assistant, and Claude AI to bypass ...

Amazon claims that the Alexa Home Map will update dynamically in real time, gathering data from your smart devices in and ...

Ninety minutes and a handful of AI prompts later, he sat back to admire his handiwork. The TV’s original home screen, once ...

Since debuting in 2019, Amazon’s Echo Studio targeted users who wanted superior audio quality from their Alexa-based smart ...

Build a DIY ESP32 LoRaWAN sensor node to track garden temperature and humidity from up to 600 meters away. Includes PCB ...

Amazon has unveiled a new Alexa lineup featuring the Echo Show 16, Echo Time smart clock, and Alexa Photo Frame. Two speakers join them: an upgraded Echo Dot with a built-in smart home hub and the ...

Smart home devices make some of the greatest gifts around — if you know how to pick them. The best gift choices are devices ...