Smart Life isn’t a range of specific products, but a shared control system for devices from multiple vendors. Admittedly, this makes finding compatible products a little harder, but it can be worth it ...

This is huge news for Amazon’s digital assistant… Alexa now has a male voice option and also a new name: Ziggy. Starting with the new voice option and, while you’ve been able to change Alexa’s accent ...

Back in January at CES, the Thread Group announced that it was making some changes that should see our Matter smart homes singing and dancing more harmoniously in 2024. The good news is that the ...

Lutron has revealed its latest smart home controllers: the Alisse wall control range, which is a super stylish way to adjust your lights and control your connected blinds and shades. Part of the ...

Amazon has just pulled the covers off its new version of Alexa – called Alexa+ – at an event in New York. With new Head of Devices and Services, Panos Panay, giving an emotional welcome to the new ...

Matter may have got off to a bumpy start, but the smart home standard looks set to play a bigger role in the smart home world in 2025 and beyond. However, while smart home platforms such as Amazon’s ...

More smarts and the promise of avoiding tricky obstacles makes the S6 MaxV sound like a dream. Yet, in practice, you’re paying a fair bit more to get object detection that doesn’t work all of the time ...

Shelly, a favorite among smart home enthusiasts, is making strides toward mainstream adoption with the announcement of nine new devices from its Z-Wave lineup gaining SmartThings certification. The ...

A great, simple lock that anyone can install and set up - no hub required. The smart home integrations are a little tricky, however, and clearer instructions would be helpful. Connecting it to your ...

Nanoleaf has announced the first fruits of its collaboration with Canadian design powerhouse Umbra: the Cono Portable Lamp and Cup Lamp. Available now to pre-order, Nanoleaf has actually been teasing ...

Some of the coolest tricks possible with your Philips Hue lights come courtesy of the Hue Entertainment, and the official Hue Sync app. This Windows/macOS tool lets you sync your Philips Hue bulbs to ...

When Roborock first added mopping functionality to the robo cleaning mix a few years ago, it was a basic affair whereby you simply filled a little tank on the machine itself every time you wanted to ...