Keith Graeber, director of engineering at the UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center, talks about energy efficiency in the center's smart home lab. (Alysha Beck, UC Davis) Nearly a year ago, ...

Apple is said to be considering future products that make it easier to consolidate information from other smart home devices, and a room assistant that could point a screen at you constantly, as you ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — On the heels of strong financial results in 2025, ADT is now turning its focus on helping redefine the future of smart home and expanding its subscriber base in 2026. During its ...

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

For years, the real estate industry sold one vision of the future: a home where every light, lock, thermostat, and appliance ...

During the CES 2025 in Las Vegas, several new gadgets for making your home a “smart” one debuted to an abundance of fanfare. In fact, upgrading appliances to “AI” models was a dominant topic during ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just a few decades ago, smart houses were the stuff of fiction. We imagined a future with intelligent structures (some of which took a turn ...

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Apple is working on several new smart home products for this year and beyond, including a home doorbell and video camera. Amid the flurry of CES smart home announcements, a common theme has emerged ...

Smart homes allow homeowners to remotely control devices such as lights, appliances, entertainment systems, thermostats, door locks and voice-activated smart assistants through internet connectivity.

The phrase "smart home" used to sound like a promise. More comfort, more security, better living. For seniors who installed connected devices over the past decade, that promise felt very real. The ...