At last week’s Connections Conference in San Francisco, all the biggest names in smart homes converged to discuss the biggest challenges — and opportunities — facing their industry. There were panels ...

Companies have anointed voice the OS of home automation. But as Mark Zuckerberg found out designing his own AI butler, voice doesn’t always cut it. BY John Brownlee 4 minute read Some of us have ...

The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition represents a significant step forward in smart home automation, focusing on local voice control as an alternative to cloud-based systems. This open source ...

The leaders of Home Assistant declared 2023 the “Year of the Voice.” The goal was to let users of the DIY home automation platform “control Home Assistant in their own language.” It was a bold shot to ...

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After nearly two years of development, Atmos Smart Home is on the cusp of bringing its smart home control platform to market. The new product promises to offer a seamless solution for managing ...

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Merely owning an Amazon Echo could be the impetus you need to turn your regular home into a smart home. Indeed, it would almost be a waste to simply use it as a regular Bluetooth speaker or ask it ...

If you are looking to get on the smart home bandwagon, one of the best places to start is lighting. Like a smart bulb or smart plug, smart switches provide you with new ways to control your home – in ...