Matter was announced in 2022 with the promise of unifying all major smart home ecosystems—but three years later, that promise hasn’t been fulfilled.

The biggest advantage of a smart plug is its plug-and-play design -- literally any power receptacle can host a smart plug with minimal effort. Alongside smart speakers and smart light bulbs, smart ...

Spooky Halloween Sounds will play a continuous loop of unsettling noises until you tell Alexa to stop. Just say, "Alexa, start Spooky Halloween Sounds" to get started. Spooky Sounds plays 50 minutes ...

Smart plugs are useful for bringing simple automations to appliances that aren't smart, but connecting them to those 5 things might not be a clever idea.

Smart plugs can be controlled from your phone or through smart home devices like a smart home hub or speaker. Rather than ...

You can find editor-approved discounts on Kasa smart home devices at Amazon right now. Kasa Smart Plugs can automate home devices like lights and appliances through a smartphone app. Amazon's Prime ...

Govee’s new Smart Plug Outlet Extender is now available in the US, combining six outlets, two USB ports, and an RGB night light.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Inside our homes, though, Amazon Alexa has become the most popular virtual assistant in the US and around the world, as a widely adopted virtual ...

The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.

Smart plugs can infuse some intelligence into regular old things around your home. When you're comfortable in bed, rather than getting up to turn off your light, you can connect it to a smart plug to ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the years since, smart home adoption has stalled — because it’s complicated and confusing, and the value ...

Having reportedly shelved work on a cheaper Vision Pro, Apple is apparently pivoting its focus to smart glasses—and hoping it’s not too late. If Apple wants to match the grip Meta has on the smart ...