As smart home technology continues to evolve and grow in popularity, manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to make their products more versatile and convenient for users. One such company is ...

The Matter smart home connectivity standard has huge promise and lots of device makers lined up to engage with a theoretically more open, less server-dependent future. And yet, so far, I haven’t been ...

Most Wi-Fi bridges are wholly utilitarian. They do absolutely nothing except transport data from a Bluetooth, Zigbee, or Z-Wave device to your Wi-Fi network. Boring! With the SwitchBot Hub 2, ...

SwitchBot has taken the covers off of the latest controller for its smart home setup, with the Hub 3 officially going live. Like the previous couple of SwitchBot Hubs - the Hub Mini and the Hub 2 - ...

With Matter on board, SwitchBot’s products, including its retrofit door lock and curtain motor, will soon work with Apple Home. With Matter on board, SwitchBot’s products, including its retrofit door ...

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 ...

With SwitchBot Hub 2, you can now control all your SwitchBot devices through HomeKit, even if they were not previously compatible. Matter is a new smart home standard that allows various ecosystems to ...

On the latest episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, Dan Turk joins to talk about the OpenAI acquisition of Jony Ive's company, more new deadbolts, and solar-powered garden lights. Dan Turk, PR ...

Part of the proposition of smart home technology is “less”—fewer plugs, fewer remotes, fewer extension cords. Items are controlled via wifi or Bluetooth, and the result is (usually) a sleek, ...

A power outage occurred around the GIGAZINE editorial office at around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The cause was contact with trees, birds, and animals. The power outage itself was restored ...

There are some people who are eager to automate every aspect of their home with the latest smart home gadgets. Then there are some—many of them regular readers and commenters on this site—who could ...