The awaited Apple smart home hub, also known as the HomeAccessory, may have a potential release date that is coming earlier than expected, according to a well-known analyst. That same analyst is the ...

Hub today, gone tomorrow.

If you're starting a smart home from scratch, you can skip getting a hub.

Apple is preparing to introduce its highly anticipated smart home hub, the Apple HomePod Hub, a device designed to compete directly with established players like Google and Amazon. Expected to launch ...

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 ...

Amazon recently introduced the $180 Amazon Echo Hub, a smart home control panel that streamlines management of all the connected devices in your home. You can still use your voice to control devices, ...

Samsung has announced that it has enhanced the integration between SmartThings and IKEA's new smart home products.

Apple is preparing to introduce a new smart home hub that could transform how you interact with and manage your connected devices. Recent discoveries in iOS 26 code have revealed details about this ...

If you’re only interested in dipping your toe in the smart home waters and don’t mind starting off in a walled garden, TP-Link’s Tapo H100 Smart Hub with Chime can automate lighting, alert you when ...

As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names printed on boxes for smart home devices or in their ...

Most Wi-Fi bridges are wholly utilitarian. They do absolutely nothing except transport data from a Bluetooth, Zigbee, or Z-Wave device to your Wi-Fi network. Boring! With the SwitchBot Hub 2, ...