A couple of trends have the potential to bring coherence and more mainstream appeal to the smart home technology sector.

Samsung has officially launches its Aeotec SmartThings Smart Home Hub 2 in the US with a faster chip and a compact design.

Mashable's Readers' Choice: Smartest Home survey ran from Nov. 16, 2024, to March 20, 2025. Stay tuned for our next survey.

Ikea’s new 21-product series of bulbs, sensors, and remotes is dirt cheap, idiot-proof, Matter-ready, and designed to work ...

Earlier this year, Ikea updated its Dirigera hub to become a Matter controller, allowing Matter devices from other companies ...

We polled our readers to learn about the smart home products they use in our Readers’ Choice Smartest Home survey. When it ...

Typically, the power savers include a flashy LED light that turns on to trick people into thinking it's doing something, along with high-school-level components like a capacitor or, well, nothing. Be ...

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