Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek There’s never been a better time to build a smart home considering how many devices are available, what’s possible with scenes and automations, and the arrival of universal devices that use the Matter standard. At the same time, waiting will yield a greater selection […] Click here to view original

LAS VEGAS – A wave of AI-powered gadgets, “smart home” devices and futuristic personal wearables wowed attendees at CES 2025 on Wednesday – and the impressive demonstrations suggest that many of them are more than just a passing fad. While the phrase “AI-powered” is something of a punchline among […] Click here to view original

AC Future updates its plans for mini smart homes with preorders, a van life version and more. AC Future debuted award-winning smart home designs at CES 2024, picking up an Honorary Mention in Fast Company’s Design by Innovation Awards and two Good Design awards in the Transportation and Graphic […] Click here to view original

(Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) Flic’s latest smart home button adds support for gesture controls. You’ll be able to gesticulate, push a button, or do both on the Flic Duo to trigger an action. The button can be wall-mounted or used on the move. It’s easy to gloss over the […] Click here to view original

One of the top uses for smart home technology this season, experts predict, will be energy … [+]Savant Systems, Inc. // Wellness by Design Bonus Chapter (2023) I’ve been bullish on smart home technology for more than a decade, though I confess I sometimes find it frustrating. For example, […] Click here to view original

qualcomm smart home concept LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm has a vision for making your home appliances chattier (but not more connected) via built-in AI chatbots that run locally instead of routing your queries into the cloud. “Edge AI enables more processing to occur on the device itself, resulting in faster, more […] Click here to view original