Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Not another damn light bulb. That’s what you might be thinking if you’ve been following smart-home tech for the past decade or, indeed, building out your own fortress of missed connections. The first ...

The Raspberry Pi might sound like dessert, but it's actually a credit card–sized computer changing the world of DIY tech. First launched in 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, it was designed to make ...

Not sure what a smart home even is? Start here: I'm covering the apps, connections and what they do for you. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology ...

When a Raspberry Pi is overkill.

You spend hours following guides to set up Home Assistant, ESPHome, and other integrations. Then come the pairing steps for several Bluetooth and Matter devices ...