Lightology Smart Home Summit set for Sept. 12; explores the latest trends in lighting technology. (Courtesy of Lightology/TIG Global PR) As the custom integration and electronics industry continues to bridge the gap between dealers and designers, Lightology, Chicago’s leading lighting retailer, is hosting the Smart Home Summit, scheduled for […] Click here to view original […]

Gone are the days when a smart home plug was received with much excitement, but when it comes to ones with energy monitoring, there’s still room for a bit of animated passion. This is one such product that Ikea has released for North American users; a compact smart plug […] Click here to view original

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Smart home Most of the negative reviews on Amazon are due to the dim display. TL;DR Owners of the fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat are complaining about the brightness of the display. Users have noticed that the thermostat […] Click here to view original

Smart home retrofitting and automation company SwitchBot has unveiled its new Universal Remote. The SwitchBot Universal Remote offers support for Matter when used with the SwitchBot Hub 2 or Hub Mini Matter Enabled, allowing for more ways to consumers to control their home. The new Universal Remote supports a […] Click here to view original

LG Electronics, Inc. LG has introduced a smart home hub called ThinQ ON that has the technology to control not just LG-branded appliances but also other smart home devices. It comes with a built-in speaker that gives you a way to talk to LG’s AI voice assistant, so you […] Click here to view original

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