Here are my favorite home apps to make smart home management fast and fun, without the clutter or annoying navigation. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security ...

Smart plugs can be surprisingly useful outside the house. These four outdoor ideas cover everything from pest control to ...

Smart plugs can help track energy use, but they also consume some power themselves. Knowing the standby draw helps you plan ...

Expensive upfront costs Fundamentally alters your home. There are a lot of different reasons why you might want a whole-home backup battery. Perhaps you lose power frequently. You might be expecting ...

The Android ecosystem has come a long way in empowering smart home users. With each major OS update and every new batch of app releases, controlling your lights, thermostat, security system, or even ...

Smart plugs aren’t the most complicated smart home device — they really just turn stuff off and on — but they do make life a little easier. Since using smart plugs, I’ve grown accustomed to having the ...

It’s just so hard to explain how nice it is not to have to get out of bed to turn off the light or to be able to control my living room lamp straight from my bed. But if you already love your lamps or ...