Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are ...

Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked this week, Samsung announced several new features coming to its smart home platform, SmartThings, including the ability to create routines using natural language. That means ...

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If you're old enough to remember cartoons like The Jetsons, you probably remember a vision of the future where our lives are fully automated. All it takes are a few verbal commands, and your whole ...

The whole point of getting smart lights is so they can activate on their own without you needing to step in. Every smart light comes with its own native application that includes basic automations, ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

If you own an Amazon Echo smart speaker or Echo Show smart display, but aren't using it to control and automate your home, you're missing out on an incredibly useful tool. Not only are Alexa-powered ...

Working with Home Assistant is relatively easy when using popular integrations with newer hardware. Its versatility as a community-built open-source software shines in crafting automations that don’t ...

There's been an explosion in the number of artificial intelligence (AI) tools following last year's launch of ChatGPT. Now, Chatbots dominate the media limelight, AI projects number in the hundreds of ...