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Home Assistant is a Linux-based smart home operating system with a very low barrier to entry. In addition to being completely free, its minimum system specifications…

When I first started using Zigbee devices in my home, I wasn’t impressed. The devices would regularly drop off the network, causing automations to fail. The…

Home Smart Home Security Sponsored Tuya’s AI platform gives you complete control of your smart home using just your voice. Plus, meet Aura, the new robot…

Google is constantly churning out experimental AI features in Google Labs, including CC, an AI productivity agent announced last month. It’s perhaps the most intriguing entry…

Creating automations in Home Assistant can be a long and time-consuming process. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, however. There are some useful blueprints that…

Home Assistant reigns supreme over rival smart home platforms when it comes to automations. A powerful automation editor offers endless possibilities, and I’ll be the first…

Home Assistant just announced a significant shift in its partnership program, formally removing smart home brand HELTUN from the “Works with Home Assistant” certification. The popular…

Project Ava is one of several experimental concepts Razer presented at CES 2026, drawing attention for its unconventional approach to human–AI interaction. Reimagined from earlier iterations,…

Ford’s new AI-powered voice assistant will be rolling out to customers later this year, the company’s top software executive said at CES today. And in 2028,…

The free and open-source smart home platform, Home Assistant, just released another major update. Home Assistant 2026.1 has some helpful improvements to the dashboards, new service…