For selection and affordability, Ikea will be hard to beat for Matter-compatible smart home sensors and lighting in 2026.

Now, someone on the ESP32 subreddit has posted a cool project that uses retro gauges as trackers for your smart home. And while this particular project uses one as a CO2 tracker, ...

Sporting wonderful names like Timmerflotte, Alpstuga, Klipbok and Myggspray, Ikea's smart sensors are all Matter-compatible, ...

PCWorld reviews the top smart home products of 2025-26, featuring Google Nest Doorbell with Gemini AI, Lutron Caséta switches, and Philips Hue’s new Bridge Pro supporting over 200 devices. Key ...

The Raspberry Pi might sound like dessert, but it's actually a credit card–sized computer changing the world of DIY tech. First launched in 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, it was designed to make ...

Kristen has worked as a freelance home, design and lifestyle writer since 2021. In that time she has contributed to a number of online media outlets including Apartment Therapy, Hunker, The Everygirl, ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As connected becomes the default for every household appliance — from TVs and washing machines to ovens and ...