The Philips Hue motion Sensor is a little more pricey than some, but if you have a Hue Bridge it offers a much better addition to any smart home.

LED lighting offers more than just power efficiency, such as the ability to create animated effects within the bulb. See how you can add convincing flame lamps to enhance your evening ambience.

Smart outdoor lighting options offer convenience and security outside. Here are the best options in each category.

Extending a Philips Hue Lightstrip is easy, but more advanced designs are possible if you want to do more than just make it longer.

Looking for a smart feature lighting solution? For the ultimate design flexibility, a unique lighting approach, and great software support, check these out.

So you want smart switches, but don’t have a neutral wire? This guide offers a variety of no neutral switches and other options to solve this.

Smart lighting control, multi-way switching, HomeKit support, and no neutral required? The Evvr Smart Relay promises it all.

Flood lights can really spruce up your home and yard at night, but adding WiFi brings a bunch of new possibilities. Here are the best products to use right now.

Can you turn off a Ring camera? Effectively yes, and here’s the simple steps to do it.

Any security system needs alarm state, but the Ring app offers more configuration options than simply armed and disarmed. See how you can control privacy, notifications, and more with Ring Modes.

HomeKit Secure Video offers a highly secure, privacy-centric cloud storage model for security cameras. Arlo won’t support it. Here is how to work around them and do it anyway.

Security cameras and video doorbells can really help with security at the front of your home, but what if you have an apartment or rental? You can’t drill holes or run wires in these cases, and that’s where peephole cameras come in handy.

We’re facing more subscription fees these days, but do we really need to pay for doorbell video storage? These are the best options to avoid that extra cost.

If you have questions about Ring’s lineup of cameras and doorbells, we have answers and in depth guides right here.

Most people will tell you that you can’t use Ring without a subscription, but Ring says you can. So what’s the deal? We take a look at what you get for free, and how much more you’re locked out of without paying monthly.

Security Cameras and their cloud storage have long presented privacy risk to their users. Apple’s service offering looks to provide a best practice approach to ensuring the security, as well as privacy, of our personal spaces.

There are smart irrigation systems available that make watering easy and efficient, but if you need something simpler the Eve Aqua delivers full featured control over your outdoor taps.

After a long dry spell, Australia is getting more HomeKit compatible smart plugs

Being able to control and integrate all our smart devices is a huge win, so getting SwitchBot and HomeKit to play nice was something I had to figure out.

Smart curtains present a host of opportunities for both convenience and energy efficiency. There are good options to add smarts yourself, and some professional options if you want more thorough makeover.

Smart ceiling fans are a category that lends itself well to automation. Here are the best options for smart ceiling fans available right now.

Chamberlain’s MyQ system allows for adding smart home connectivity to your garage door. But is their own bridge device the best way to do that?

The Sensibo AirQ smart AC controller has a lot to offer in terms of features and ease of use, but there are some caveats.

If you struggle with getting 2.4GHz devices to play nice, you might think going all 5GHz is the answer, but it may not be so easy.

While there are some unofficial ways to get Z-Wave devices into HomeKit, Thinka has done it right with this native bridge device.

Consumer security cameras make things easy for us, but power users need to know more about the tech that makes things tick. Unpack the details behind your security cameras in this explainer.

You don’t always need WiFi in your router. Whether you want control, security, or performance, here are the top options for small wired routers.

Z-Wave has been around a long time, see how it works and how it can benefit your smart home.

Security, Reliability, Ease of Use and no hub? Check out what the newest IoT protocol on the market brings to the table.

WiFi is everywhere, and we all depend on it now, but are you up to speed on the current jargon? We’ve got you covered with this concise guide to all things WiFi.

When looking at top quality consumer mesh routers supporting Wifi 6, eero and Netgear have strong contenders. We look at what’s on offer, and how they compare.

Smart devices are well known potential attack vectors when they are connected to the internet, but Apple has a HomeKit feature that gives you easy control over those devices to stop them being used against you.