It’s been a while, and though the basics are the same, Apple Home and Google Home have both benefitted from some long-needed ...

Pet hair, dander and lingering odors have quietly become a design brief for the smart-home industry, not just a housekeeping ...

Explore practical smart home automation ideas and non-gimmicky routines that simplify daily life, enhance comfort, and make every smart home truly useful and efficient.

As smart homes continue to evolve, many homeowners discover that buying smart devices is only part of the equation. Real value comes from how well those devices work together—across brands, rooms, ...

Amazon has doubled down on its promise of premium audio accessibility by unveiling not only a new lineup of Echo smart speakers but also a major expansion of the Alexa Home Theater feature that turns ...

feature as it is now dropping the experience to all eligible Echo speakers and transforming them into an all-in-one system. This feature will transform the Amazon Echo speakers into a home theater ...

One of the more intriguing prospects Amazon revealed at its devices and services event back in September was Alexa Home Theater, a surround sound mode for select Echo speakers. Amazon has now ...

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

Until recently, my smart home setup was in chaos. After years of testing, buying, and upgrading to the latest smart home gadgets in an attempt to make my life easier, it became a bloated mess that was ...

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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.

If you’ve ever wished your TV’s audio could match its 4K picture without spending thousands on a receiver and speakers, Amazon may have the solution. Its new Alexa Home Theater feature will utilize ...