Look up the definition of “hype” and you’ll find the phrase “home automation” listed as a usage example. So many manufacturers have made so many promises to create the ideal automated, or “connected,” ...

Edge computing boosts speed, privacy, and scalability, making your home lab faster, smarter, and ready for the future.

Why: "Home Assistant Supervised System (HASS) is an open source Home Automation solution that can run on various devices and it can extend into every area of your life, including your daily ...

Home automation is huge right now in consumer electronics, but despite the wide availability of products on the market, hackers and makers are still spinning up their own solutions. It could be ...

In earlier times, home automation and security were more about security sensors placed around the lawn, flashing lights automatically or directly placing an emergency call to 911 in case of a break-in ...

Partners believe Apple could be a leader in the "Internet of Things," but say that it will have to clear some hurdles first. Partners spoke to CRN in reaction to a report by the Financial Times that ...

Went through over the weekend and resolved a host of issues that have cropped up over the last year due to obsolesence (and upgrading software without thinking about it). Updated Home Automation ...

As proptech evolves, so does the ability to automate processes within the real estate industry. Automation can lead to some serious ROI for property managers and operators, but it’s important to ...

Three years ago, the Internet was going to transform our houses into palaces of pampering and safety. Web cameras would let us prowl the yard from work and lock the doors. Sensors on pet collars would ...

Sand Hill Engineering has released version 3.8.9 of XTension, the Mac-only home automation software. XTension uses AppleScript as its scripting language. It’s fully scriptable, attachable and ...

Power monitoring and home automation systems are coming to mainstream consumers. The New York Times covers the latest technologies (annoying login required) that improve and monitor energy efficiency ...