Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home Assistant is the obvious backbone to any good smart home but the likes of SmartThings and Homey are also pretty comprehensive. Apple Home is easily the best of the Big Tech bunch.

The importance of light in our daily lives is often underestimated. Light wakes us, guides us, and nourishes us. It can motivate and make you feel energized or create a cozy feel and help you relax. We’ve never had more choice or control over the light ...

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. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for ...

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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 don’t see: integrated tech, invisible comfort, and ...

Slowly but surely, many of us are remaking our homes with smart devices. At the top of the list for many are smart thermostats, which offer benefits like automatically adjusting your home's heating and cooling settings without you having to do anything ...

There are currently nearly 19 billion smart devices worldwide. From robot vaccum cleaners and smart refrigerators to internet-connected baby monitors and countertop appliances, it can feel as if everything in your home is linked to WiFi. Today WIRED does a ...

The Lego Group unveiled its new SMART Play bricks at CES, the first building sets, featuring Star Wars, are expected to launch in March.

Taking a quick glance at a Smart car, you might assume that it's not very safe. It's incredibly small, barely has space for two inside, and there certainly isn't much room up front for crumple zones. That might seem reason enough to deem the Smart car as ...