“Smart lighting should enhance your space both functionally and aesthetically,” says Kara Perdue, VP of Product Management at GE Lighting, a Savant company. “With the new Clear Full Color Direct ...

However, this being an Eero product, it’s also designed to just seamlessly work as other Eero devices do. Sure, Amazon is hoping that custom installers work with builders and individuals to ...

Open Google Homeapp on your phone or tablet. Open up the Favourites tab at the bottom. Tap on the Wi-Fi icon in the top bar. Select the Devices icon that features all the devices connected to your ...

Hue Sync alternatives Sync My Lights (for iOS and Android) is worth a look and uses timings programmed by users rather than trying to watch what you’re watching, while Hue Matcher for Android uses ...

That means, for example, you can add a Matter device to a SmartThings hub and then create routines and automations that also include Z-Wave devices. So you could have a Z-Wave motion sensor from the ...

The U200 is also a native Matter smart home device, using Matter-over-Thread, to connect to any Matter controller, such as an Amazon Echo smart speaker, Apple TV or a Homey Pro; you don’t actually ...

Budget smart home ecosystem is an great mainstream alternative Smart Life isn’t a range of specific products, but a shared control system for devices from multiple vendors. Admittedly, this makes ...

Back in January at CES, the Thread Group announced that it was making some changes that should see our Matter smart homes singing and dancing more harmoniously in 2024. The good news is that the ...

Paul Lamkin Founder of the site and former chief, Paul is a smart home enthusiast who has more voice assistants in his house than people. Paul launched Wareable in 2014, after working for a variety of ...

Shelly, a favorite among smart home enthusiasts, is making strides toward mainstream adoption with the announcement of nine new devices from its Z-Wave lineup gaining SmartThings certification. The ...

Paul Lamkin Founder of the site and former chief, Paul is a smart home enthusiast who has more voice assistants in his house than people. Paul launched Wareable in 2014, after working for a variety of ...