My home may have been built during the 1940s, but with the amount of technological advancements I've made, I feel like I'm living in 2140. Okay, maybe not that far in the future, but I feel like ...

After years of hype about self-cleaning homes and chatty appliances, 2026 might be the year predictions finally come true. As AI evolves at warp speed, vaunted concepts like the Internet of ...

Homeowners are ditching smart devices over privacy, security, and reliability concerns, favoring simpler or hybrid setups for ...

Smart homes were once a novelty. Now, they’re quickly becoming the standard, and heating systems are evolving alongside them. As 2026 approaches, the combination of smart technology and hydronic ...

This spring, an xLab student research team partnered with a large insurance company to explore how smart home technology could power a digital twin of customers’ properties—offering a novel approach ...

Apple is preparing to introduce a new smart home hub that could transform how you interact with and manage your connected devices. Recent discoveries in iOS 26 code have revealed details about this ...

Northern California has always been a hub for innovation, and it’s no surprise that luxury estates in the region are leading the way in smart home technology. From Palo Alto to Napa Valley, high-end ...

The creators of August Home returned to CES with Doma, a startup that embeds smart lock technology, motorized auto-open/close, facial recognition, radar sensors, and a multi-point electronic lock ...

Leading the innovation charge is Dreame's Embodied AI Laundry Care Robot, a CES 2026 "Best of" award winner that represents a paradigm shift from automation to true autonomy. This mobile robot, ...

Compare the top 22 smart blind brands of 2026. Discover why SmartWings, Lutron, and Eve lead the market in battery life, ...

Not another damn light bulb. That’s what you might be thinking if you’ve been following smart-home tech for the past decade or, indeed, building out your own fortress of missed connections. The first ...