The Aqara Hub M3 is set to transform the home automation landscape by prioritizing user privacy, ensuring reliable operation, and offering extensive device compatibility. This innovative hub takes a ...

Hubitat Elevation platform update adds support for Ring devices and includes user interface enhancements. United States, May 18, 2026 -- ...

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 ...

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Smart home automation can offer a sense of ease and cohesiveness. Having a smart home hub means your devices from different manufacturers are connected and can interact with each other via one home ...

In the beginning -- before Alexa took the smart home by storm, before tech giants like Google, Amazon and Apple became the power triumvirate in the market, and even before most people had heard of ...

If you’re starting your first smart home, one question comes up more than almost any other: “Do I need a hub or a smart speaker to control my smart-home devices?” The short answer: not always. The ...

It’s important to note right out of the gate that both the Google Nest Home Hub and Hub Max are native Google devices, and obviously, Google Assistant is built-in and works seamlessly on these ...

It’s the new gold rush: the Internet of things, particularly the home automation segment. You have to watch out for fool’s gold, bandits, price gougers, and bad stakes — whether you’re a user, ...

Building out my own home automation network was an incredibly rewarding project. It provides high levels of customization and control over how I and everyone else within the home interact with all our ...