Whether you own Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit products, you must optimize your smart home experience.

While some smart devices are fully functional without an internet connection, Alexa devices require internet for most things, ...

Home Assistant is an effecient command central to put your old smart home devices along with the new to control them together ...

ZDNET's pick for the current best smart home device is the Echo Show 8, a smart display with Amazon Alexa that lets iOS and Android users get started with a smart home. It's a comprehensive device ...

Overall, though, they were pretty impressed by their experience. "Old Alexa was hot garbage but this new one was a pleasant ...

"Alexa, tell the family that dinner is ready." With Amazon offering just about everything from books to sports equipment, it’s no wonder they’re the place to go for smart home devices.

CNET reported a few weeks ago that Amazon is preparing to remove a key privacy setting in its Alexa smart home devices. Today, it goes into effect. Here's what it means.