Easily the biggest pain point to a smart home is setting it up. Weighing the pros and cons of each platform; deciphering the various different IoT protocols; setting up a smart hub to connect all your ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

I have what any normal person would consider an unhealthy obsession with wireless chargers. I can't get enough of them and I refuse to stop testing new ones until the dream of Apple's canceled ...

SmartThings, one of the first and open smart home automation platforms, has come a long way since its early days. SmartThings, one of the first and open smart home automation platforms, has come a ...

This isn't the addition I expected to make to my smart home.