LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Luxury, once a synonym for extravagance, is being quietly rewritten. In today’s most coveted homes, the magic is in what you ...

Not sure how a smart home works or what kind of devices it needs? As a smart home expert, I'm breaking it all down. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security ...

Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over a dozen years, explaining the latest features, privacy tricks, and top recommendations. With degrees ...

Barely more than a year ago, the idea of an AI-powered smart security camera that could describe what it was seeing truly blew our minds. Now, it’s becoming par for the home security course. Just as ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smart home gadgets and appliances aren't new to anybody. Smart lights, switches, and displays have been around for years, helping millions of ...

The Android ecosystem has come a long way in empowering smart home users. With each major OS update and every new batch of app releases, controlling your lights, thermostat, security system, or even ...

Sometimes the smart home doesn’t seem so smart, like when a cloud outage renders your devices useless or your smart bed starts roasting you in your sleep. We see these kinds of smart-home snafus every ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As someone who remembers a time before the internet, I still have a natural mistrust of anything that needs to be online to function. This is ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. After years of stalled progress, the smart home is evolving — not because of AI, but because ...