We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the simpler ways to make one's home feel a tad futuristic, and offer conveniences you didn't realize you'd appreciate, is to install ...

Smart light bulbs can be a great start to a smart home, but they have a major weakness. You'd be better off upgrading another ...

If you're looking to bolster your smart home with smart bulbs, utilizing Google Home compatibility is a tempting proposition for those of us with Android phones or other Google compatible devices, i.e ...

The Varmblixt smart lamp was just the start - here are the 5 best things IKEA unveiled at CES 2026.

From basics like light bulbs and plug sockets to upmarket items like robot vacuum cleaners, smart home essentials don't have ...

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Finding the perfect smart light bulb is a major challenge. Between the multiple brands to wade through, to figuring out the style you want, and assessing which features you need, we’re going to help ...

IKEA's 21 new smart IoT devices support Matter, HomeKit, Google, and Alexa, so you can build a low-cost setup with quick pairing and simple controls.

I know some people think that a lot of smart home tech is frivolous, and some of it is, I’ll agree, but there are certain things that make daily life a little better. For example, I have security ...

Last year at Google I/O, Google announced that it would be making its Seamless Setup protocols available to a wider range of device makers. One of those makers was Yeelight, a sub-brand of Xiaomi who ...