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Smart lighting is one way to control the lights around your home, but there's an even more effective, old-school way to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The long-promised Thread sensor is finally here, but while there are some improvements, Matter’s shortcomings ...

A few years ago, building a smart home felt expensive and complicated. Today, you can automate lights, control appliances from your phone, receive alerts when doors open and even reduce electricity ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...