These are the smart home gadgets that impressed me at CES 2026

I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026 ...
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Simplifying The SmartKnob

A knob can make a surprisingly versatile interface, particularly if it’s the SmartKnob, which builds a knob around a BLDC ...

HomeKit Weekly: Flic brings physical button control to your Matter environment

Flic’s Hub LR brings physical control to Matter. Learn how the new Duo buttons bridge HomeKit and Matter for a seamless Apple ...

A network-free smart home? The Emerson brand is doing just that (without a hub!)

The SmartVoice line of products enables you to control your Emerson devices with just your voice, eliminating the need for Wi-Fi or a hub. These products feature on-device voice control, which ...