Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. San Francisco-based startup Mentra has raised $8 million to ...

If you love tinkering, ESPHome is a fantastic way to build custom smart home devices. This open-source firmware framework ...

The smart home vision is a bold one, but it doesn’t appeal to everyone. “Some people just want a light switch,” as a colleague recently put it. But many of the drawbacks of a modern smart home can be ...

The free and open-source smart home platform Home Assistant got another vote of confidence today, with the IoT manufacturer Xthings announcing that its Ultraloq U-Bolt series of Z-Wave smart deadbolts ...

Reolink has become the first security camera manufacturer to obtain Works With Home Assistant certification for its Wi-Fi home security cameras. This means Reolink’s cameras—not including its 4G ...

Home Assistant reminds everyone that Z-Wave is still relevant. The open-source smart home platform has joined the Z-Wave Alliance board to help shape the direction of the protocol alongside companies ...

Until recently, my smart home setup was in chaos. After years of testing, buying, and upgrading to the latest smart home gadgets in an attempt to make my life easier, it became a bloated mess that was ...

How the Matter standard helps create a more interoperable smart home. How does Matter work? The incorporation of machine learning into smart devices. Life in the home is constantly changing as a ...

After supporting Matter in beta since 2023, the open-source smart home platform is now officially certified as a Matter Controller. This won’t make a jot of difference for users, says founder Paulus ...

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SONOFF iHost is a standalone smart home hub featuring a quad-core Cortex-A55 processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC storage, and built-in Zigbee, Matter-ready Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, microphone, and speaker ...