Artificial intelligence is evolving into ambient intelligence, reshaping life at home.

Automation should run your home, not your index finger.

Since Thread and Matter are two different things, they can exist without each other. However, products that are built to ...

Use the signals you already have.

Not sure where to start with smart plugs? At CNET, these are the tricks we use to make our homes smarter and routines faster.

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...

For over a decade, the smart home revolution has primarily focused on the interior of the house. From predictive climate ...

Smart home automations have been touted as a way to save money. But exactly how does spending money on technology keep more dollars in your pocket? You're trying to cut costs, or are at least ...

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

Smart home gadgets are designed to make life simpler. Forget to lock your front door? All you have to do is remotely log into the companion app on your smartphone and hit a button. That said, while ...