Smart lighting has quickly moved from a niche home-tech upgrade to an essential feature of modern living. As connected ...

Color-changing smart lights have become one of the easiest and most budget-friendly ways to bring smart-home functionality ...

The homes will get smarter this year as we witness the best smart home devices of CES 2026 revolutionize the technology for better life.

TP-Link, a company known for producing affordable smart home gadgets, has announced a new lineup of smart LED light strips and light bulbs. This includes the Tapo L900, Tapo L920, Tapo L930, and Tapo ...

On the show floor of CES 2026, I saw switches, locks and more connected home gadgets that were able to send the signals ...

Most homes are full of lighting that looks good but works the same way it did decades ago. Flip a switch, light turns on.

Ambient lighting is most simply thought of as “indirect lighting.” It’s lighting that isn’t focused directly on an object and is used to add to the available amount of light in a room. You can use ...

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.

Start your smart home automations with simple rules and device support, so setup stays clear and upgrades stay easy.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. This article is more than 2 years old. First floor living ...

Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...