Smart light bulbs can be a great start to a smart home, but they have a major weakness. You'd be better off upgrading another ...

Smart light control with the Lenovo Smart Clock used to be so easy: You’d swipe down from the top of the screen, and then ...

For selection and affordability, Ikea will be hard to beat for Matter-compatible smart home sensors and lighting in 2026.

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Kidde came to CES 2026 to deliver their latest device for the smart home, and it is the Smart Smoke + CO Alarm that now comes ...

A smart home isn’t about stuffing your house with gadgets you have to babysit or juggling app after app just to turn off a ...

Ambient lighting is most simply thought of as “indirect lighting.” It’s lighting that isn’t focused directly on an object and is used to add to the available amount of light in a room. You can use ...

Broadening the Range: The Everyday Line To complement its premium SuperColor series, LIFX is expanding the Everyday range. This line is engineered for consumers looking for an affordable entry point ...

The homes will get smarter this year as we witness the best smart home devices of CES 2026 revolutionize the technology for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. This article is more than 2 years old. First floor living ...

IKEA's 21 new smart IoT devices support Matter, HomeKit, Google, and Alexa, so you can build a low-cost setup with quick ...

Held earlier this week in Las Vegas, CES always delivers in terms of the hottest new tech you’re going to want for your home.