Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. There's an XKCD comic about unifying, catch-all standards accidentally contributing to the proliferation of all kinds of protocols, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you’re a tech nerd, then Home Assistant may be the smart home ecosystem for you. If you’re a tech nerd, then ...

I recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of my first smart home purchase. After buying my first set of smart bulbs, it was a matter of days before I set up my first smart home automation using ...

Home automation has transformed the way we interact with our living spaces, bringing convenience, security, and energy efficiency to our daily lives. From controlling lights and appliances remotely to ...

Push logic away from the server and into the device.

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Google today released a new Android OS with some modest improvements, a smartwatch with an old-but-still-newer chip, and a Pixel 8 whose biggest new feature is seven years of updates. But buried ...

Investing in smart locks and home automation systems is the best decision for homebuyers, real estate agents, and builders. These devices render highly advanced abilities that are hardly accomplished ...

Smart home automations have been touted as a way to save money. But exactly how does spending money on technology keep more dollars in your pocket? You're trying to cut costs, or are at least ...

If you would like to transform your house into a smart home you might be interested in a new video created by the Home Automation Guy YouTube channel providing plenty of advice to help you build the ...