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SwitchBot, the company behind a button-pressing robot that turns dumb buttons smart, has been rapidly expanding its catalog of smart home devices in recent years. Those…

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…

Performance was consistently good throughout my home, with some of the fastest speeds I have recorded at close and medium range. My top pick, the Orbi…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Remember The Clapper? The plug-in staple may have made for a catchy jingle in the 1980s, but it…

Two reasons many people switch to smart home products, such as lightbulbs and thermostats, are the promise of convenience and savings. I’d argue that, at least…

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…

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It’s happened to all of us. You make something for lunch or dinner, and then you can smell it in your home for hours afterward. It…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysCopilot.cx is an IoT customer experience SaaS company that just introduced Copilot Star.Star is a framework…