To achieve a smart home, you need a voice assistant to run it. A smart home assistant, usually folded into a smart speaker, ...

Home Assistant is a versatile platform for connecting all your Internet of Things (IoT) and general smart home hardware. Whether you have Philips Hue bulbs, Reolink cameras, or Nuki door locks, this ...

Building a smart home begins with selecting the right ecosystem, and two prominent contenders in this space are Home Assistant and Homey Pro. Both platforms offer distinct features, advantages, and ...

What if your smart home could not only anticipate your needs but also make managing it effortless? With the release of Home Assistant 2025.9, that vision inches closer to reality. This latest update ...

Open-source smart home platform Home Assistant is enabling users to build affordable, privacy-focused smart speakers and integrate premium audio hardware like Sonos into a unified control system.

The feature lets you keep talking to the speaker without having to say, "Hey, Google," at the beginning of every request.

illustration of a person's finger reaching out to tap a touchscreen - Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; d3sign / Moment / Getty In case you missed it, we polled our readers on the smart home tech they ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google has been pushing Gemini into every corner of its ecosystem this year, and now it’s coming for smart speakers and displays.

The all-new, more powerful assistant will arrive on Nest smart speakers and displays later this year. The all-new, more powerful assistant will arrive on Nest smart speakers and displays later this ...

The brand-new Home Assistant Yellow box had been collecting dust in my “gadgets to install” cardboard box for four months, with me randomly sighing and proclaiming to my husband, “We should set up ...

Google is ending April with a rather sizable Home app and Gemini for Home voice assistant updates. This starts ...

Your old iPad or Android tablet can be your new smart home panel - here's how ...