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Is your smart thermostat giving you problems? I've been there. This is what works to get them back on track. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to ...

CNET has been covering the smart home space since even before the first Amazon Echo smart speaker launched over a decade ago. Whether it's finding the best lightbulbs and speakers or the top video ...

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Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/NurPhoto, DaryaDanik/iStock via Getty Images In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ways you can power your home ...

Just a day after Amazon introduced its new AI-powered Echo devices, Google debuted its refreshed lineup of Google Home and Nest devices, designed to showcase its AI assistant Gemini AI. The company ...

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