Saving power without family complaints.

It doesn't expose my private data to external servers, either ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you’re a tech nerd, then Home Assistant may be the smart home ecosystem for you. If you’re a tech nerd, then ...

What if you could take the chaos of managing endless documents, emails, and data and turn it into a seamless, automated system that works for you? The n8n Home Assistant add-on promises just that, a ...

For the last week, I’ve been testing out Google Home’s powerful new automation editor and trying to see if it could perform the kind of routines I need in my smart home. I was happy to see a few ...

Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very much more about following instructions than ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.