Home Assistant's minimal hardware requirements reflect that it's efficient. While you can unlock its potential on a PC, that would be an overkill machine for smart home automation.

In an ideal world, Gemini on our smart home devices will be a direct upgrade to Google Assistant. However, as it stands right now, it has a long way to go.

Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is a new option for voice control in your smart home. The voice assistant hardware costs $59 and is available now. Now you can ask Jarvis to turn off your lights.

LG is getting serious about the smart home with the launch of the ThinQ ON — a Matter, Thread, and Wi-Fi-enabled hub with an AI-powered voice assistant on board. by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Aug ...

What sets Home Assistant apart from other smart home platforms is that it was engineered to manage devices locally. That means your smart home can function even when there's no internet connection.

As an Android phone user, I've got far too much information in Google's services, which should mean that using Google Assistant in my smart home would be the obvious choice. For a long time, it was.

Cost Comparison: Upfront Investment vs. Ongoing Expenses. Cost is a critical factor when choosing a smart home platform, and the pricing models of Home Assistant and Homey Pro differ significantly.

Considering how many smart devices run Google Assistant, this could be a huge change for a lot of people. Let’s just hope that Google doesn’t take too long to start rolling it out to everyone.

The free and open-source smart home platform Home Assistant got another vote of confidence today, with the IoT manufacturer Xthings announcing that its Ultraloq U-Bolt series of Z-Wave smart ...

Google Assistant’s fate has been an open question for more than a year now. Once a jewel in Google’s crown, the software was a key to both the company’s mobile and smart home strategies.