You can use mmWave sensors to monitor presence rather than simply detecting motion.

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

From sunrise simulation to syncing with noise machines, here's how you can use automated lighting to upgrade your sleep schedule. Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural ...

Smart home technologies are as accessible as ever, and cheaper than you may think. Home Depot offers several gadgets that ...

Home Assistant? More like Home A-wrist-ant.

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

The Internet of Things has made our lives more connected and automated than ever before, with accelerated adoption across homes, buildings, and industrial environments.

IFTTT stands for, “if this, then that.” It’s terminology often used in programming, allowing software to chain together functions and perform certain tasks if other tasks are detected. For example, if ...

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

If you're a remote worker, making sure your home office setup is as smart as possible can have some real productivity and comfort upsides.

If you dream of a futuristic smart home with motion-sensing smart lights, a smart thermostat that learns your habits or a smart security system that can tell the difference between your dog and a ...