Imagine walking into your home and having everything respond to your needs without lifting a finger. Lights adjust to the perfect brightness, blinds open or close to keep your home at the ideal ...

Blueprints are an incredibly valuable Home Assistant feature that allows you to tap into the boundless expertise of the ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

In the ever-evolving world of home technology, automation and entertainment systems have taken center stage, particularly for high-end homeowners looking to enhance their living spaces with the latest ...

The powerful smart home automation tool Home Assistant is now picking up better support for Android, with integration on the native “Device Controls” feature now available in an improved panel view.

FREMONT, Calif., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Xthings, a global leader in IoT innovation, today unveiled an expanded integration with Home Assistant, the world's leading open-source home automation ...

When the Nest Learning Thermostat burst into the smart home market nearly a decade ago, it seemed poised to change how we saw smart home tech: Lindsey Turrentine, CNET's editor-in-chief at the time, ...

Google today released a new Android OS with some modest improvements, a smartwatch with an old-but-still-newer chip, and a Pixel 8 whose biggest new feature is seven years of updates. But buried ...

Modern tech is great, but we have to admit that we sometimes miss when electronic things looked complicated. A modern computer looks dull compared to, say, an IBM 360. Control rooms now look no ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...