Ikea's Dirigera Smart Home Hub has drawn hundreds of shopper reviews on the retailer's website. What do those who have purchased this hub have to say?

Smart home devices are only as useful as their ability to detect what's happening around them. I spent years just using voice ...

If you've decked your home out with smart LED lightbulbs, thermostats, and cameras, you're likely to find yourself looking for a centralized way of managing all of them at once. Smart home hubs, like ...

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Discover Apple’s groundbreaking smart home hub with AI, Face ID, and customizable features. Launching spring 2026, it’s a ...

Samsung’s latest smart home hub piles on features—including unique tools like a wireless phone charger and an onboard action button—making for an affordable and easy-to-use smart home solution. It’s ...

Trading all of your home tech and appliances in for smart home gear is supposed to make your life easier, automating tasks and making it possible for you to control everything with your phone. But ...

If setting up smart devices feels daunting, here are three simple steps I’ve learned to build a functional smart home. Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with ...

The SmartThings Smart Home Hub 2 has been officially launched in the United States. It is priced at $119 and brings several key upgrades compared to its predecessor. The design is about 50% smaller, ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

The fewer entry points you leave open, the more secure your smart home will be. Here's how to accomplish that.