A Raspberry Pi is a powerful yet affordable device that can handily serve as the brain for your smart home. With the right hardware, software, and setup, the Pi can control lights, security cameras, ...

A minimalist smart home controller made from a piece of wood, the Mui Board works with Matter, Sonos, Hue, and others. It ...

First shown publicly at CES in 2019, the Mui Board has taken years to move from concept to reality. In 2026, the minimalist ...

Critics worry Lego’s new Smart Bricks will dull children’s imaginations by replacing free play with lights and sounds. That ...

TCL made a bold move for CES 2026. Instead of focusing mainly on RGB LEDs like its competitors, it instead went all in on its ...

At the risk of starting a controversy: is there anyone who goes to the effort of setting up Home Assistant who wouldn’t ...

HP packed a powerful Ryzen CPU, DDR5 RAM and storage into a peripheral to make the world's first keyboard that's a Copilot+ ...

In 2026, if your toaster doesn’t have a neural accelerator, it’s considered legacy hardware. The EliteBoard G1a proudly wears ...

Retrospective Home & Automation: the trends that marked the year and the most read articles (energy, Home Assistant, AI, high ...

Xibo digital signage solution is now compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5 thanks to Axeribo, an unofficial alternative to the ...

In winter, it’s important to ventilate living and working spaces regularly. Here’s how to make a homemade measuring station ...