Forget smart light bulbs! These smart light switches are a measly $12
Smart lights are great, allowing you to control them remotely so you don’t have to get out of bed to shut off that living room lamp you forgot about. But smart bulbs kind of suck…
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Wyze’s $20 socket powers an outdoor camera, makes a dumb bulb smart
Keeping an outdoor camera powered up can be a vexing issue, involving solar panels, swappable batteries, outdoor wiring, or a combination of the three. Add smart lights to the mix, and your setup will become…
Deako has a new smart light switch and a next-gen app
Deako takes a unique approach to smart lighting with its modular system, and now it’s offering a next-generation switch and app that promises to make installation and configuration even easier than before. The appeal of…
Shelly Z-Wave Long Range smart home products are available now
The Shelly Group is now shipping most of the Z-Wave Long Range-based smart home devices the company announced in December 2024. Nine new products are available, including relays for converting conventional switches and dimmers into…
Belkin essentially waves goodbye to its Wemo smart home brand
If you’re a smart home user with Wemo smart devices in your household, there’s bad news: You’re gonna need some replacements soon. Belkin, the tech manufacturer behind the Wemo brand, just announced that it’s ending…
This smart lighting brand is Matter agnostic, and that’s fine by me
Lutron, the smart lighting company that developed the world’s first dimmer switch, has a seat on the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s board of directors, but its products don’t support Matter, the smart home standard the CSA…
Ikea’s Dirigera smart hub just got a big Matter boost
It’s been more than a year since Ikea’s smart hub got a Matter update, but up until now, the Dirigea hub could only act as a bridge between Ikea devices and existing Matter networks. That’s…
Best smart home products for apartment dwellers & other renters
Renting an apartment or house doesn’t mean you must forgo the convenience of a smart home; in fact, you might be surprised by the possibilities for making your home life easier, all of which can…
These 3 new smart speakers have mics and displays for karaoke
There hasn’t been a lot of activity on the smart speaker front lately, so we were fascinated to hear about these three new battery-powered Bluetooth/Wi-Fi speakers from Ikarao. Ikarao Break X1 The top-of-the-line Ikarao Break…
These smart plugs for your outlets are now dirt cheap with this code
Having a smart home doesn’t necessarily mean you need to spend tons of money on dozens of smart devices. A few smart plugs can change things up quite a bit, allowing you to remotely turn…