The Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo Show is the best smart home assistant I've ever tested. It's worth your money to buy it instead of the much more affordable Echo or Echo Dot, since its screen ...

Smart home devices enable users to make the leap from tapping a button to simply asking for what they want. In the world of smart home assistants, speakers are the new screens, offering their own ...

At CNET home tech, we often reference the smart home, and even have whole lists of tech that's best for a "smart home." But many have an even bigger question: What is a smart home, and how does it ...

Home Assistant is a free and open-source smart home server that runs locally on a dedicated device within your home. While it ...

For example, using an automation platform like IFTTT or Home Assistant, your smart garden tap will only deliver water to an irrigation system on days when it hasn’t rained for 24 hours, and ...