July 7, 2026
The two biggest names in the smart home replaced their assistants’ brains this year. Amazon’s Alexa+ and Google’s Gemini for Home are LLM-powered, conversational, and dramatically more capable...
CES 2026 made one thing obvious: the smart home industry has stopped fighting over standards and started competing on intelligence. These were the announcements that will actually reach...
Matter made devices interchangeable — but you still need one main app and assistant. In 2026 the choice is less about device support and more about intelligence, privacy...
Devices are the easy part — automations are what make a house feel smart. Here is a practical method for building routines you will never have to think...
The smart speaker got its biggest upgrade in a decade in 2026, as LLM-powered assistants rolled out across every major line. Here is what to buy now. Best...
The Echo Hub is Amazon’s first device built specifically to be a hub — not a speaker that happens to control things. In 2026 hub round-ups it stands...
The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro is two devices in one: a serious outdoor security camera and a full smart home hub. Reviewers at Tom’s Guide, Macworld and...
Building a smart home used to mean picking a side. Buy into Amazon Alexa and your Apple-loving family members were out of luck; commit to Google and half...
Robot vacuums have quietly become the most impressive category in the smart home, and in 2026 one model keeps landing at the top of independent test rankings: the...
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