Amazon's new Echo Studio is one of two speakers that allow you to use Alexa Home Theater to its full potential. (Billy Steele ...

If you have been in the smart home world for any length of time, you may have some older gear that doesn’t support Matter, such as older Zigbee sensors, Z-Wave thermostats, and IR remotes for ceiling ...

Apple users know the feeling: with most products, everything runs like clockwork. The iPhone? Close to perfect. The Mac? Has been running for years. AirPods? Magical. But with Apple’s HomeKit smart ...

After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly ...

The Honeywell Home X8S offers Matter, IAQ tracking, radar presence sensing, and a built-in doorbell viewer. The Honeywell Home X8S offers Matter, IAQ tracking, radar presence sensing, and a built-in ...

Smart home tech brands will often label everything as "AI," but not all of it will actually be. Conversational voice ...

According to a 2025 Bankrate study, routine home repairs and maintenance average more than $8,800 a year. To absorb some of that cost, a growing number of homeowners are relying on home warranties, ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued an opinion reversing a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that held that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

IKEA has announced over 20 new Matter-connected smart home products coming to market soon. Best known for its furniture, IKEA has also been investing in smart home tech over the past few years. Today, ...