Smart Home Features

CES 2021: The Ambient's Top Picks

CES 2021: The Ambient's Top Picks

Our standout smart home devices from this year's virtual tech expo
The best Google Assistant Easter eggs

The best Google Assistant Easter eggs

Google's digital assistant just wants to have fun, that's all it really wants
Roborock Holiday discounts

Roborock Holiday discounts

Grab yourself a top robot vacuum cleaner this Christmas - great deals now live
Sonos Cyber Monday savings now live

Sonos Cyber Monday savings now live

Sonos is going big for Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts
Philips Hue Cyber Monday 2020 discounts

Philips Hue Cyber Monday 2020 discounts

Hue goes big for the Holiday Season sales
Apple HomePod v Google Home Max

Apple HomePod v Google Home Max

Find out which smart speaker is best for your home
Echo Show 5 vs Google Nest Hub

Echo Show 5 vs Google Nest Hub

Two compact screen speakers enter the ring
Philips Hue tips and tricks

Philips Hue tips and tricks

Do try these at home
Apple HomePod vs Sonos One

Apple HomePod vs Sonos One

Two of the best sounding smart speakers go head-to-head
Amazing Amazon Echo smart speaker discounts

Amazing Amazon Echo smart speaker discounts

Huge savings to be made on Alexa devices for the Holiday Season
Ambient Smart Home Awards 2020

Ambient Smart Home Awards 2020

Our pick of the smart home success stories of the past year
Sonos Move v Sonos One

Sonos Move v Sonos One

How portable do you want your Sonos sound?
Project CHIP levels out HomeKit's advantage

Project CHIP levels out HomeKit's advantage

Apple expanding protocols for the smart home but the big bang is yet to come
Using the smart home as a third parent

Using the smart home as a third parent

My tips for using the connected home with children
Addicted to cheap smart plugs

Addicted to cheap smart plugs

I like cheap plugs and I cannot lie
Amazon Alexa v Google Assistant

Amazon Alexa v Google Assistant

You talkin’ to me?
Best Roku devices

Best Roku devices

Choose the right Roku for you
What is Wi-Fi 6?

What is Wi-Fi 6?

More stable wireless and better smart home support is coming - hooray!
Sunsa Wand: World's simplest smart blind

Sunsa Wand: World's simplest smart blind

Make your dumb blinds smart with this easy to install solution
Alexa for Residential: renters' nightmare?

Alexa for Residential: renters' nightmare?

What Amazon's latest connected home idea could mean for you
Nanoleaf design inspiration for beginners

Nanoleaf design inspiration for beginners

Not sure how to lay out your triangle panels? We have some suggestions
Best Alexa compatible devices

Best Alexa compatible devices

The devices you need to craft your connected home
8 ways to use smart sensors

8 ways to use smart sensors

With a little thought, smart sensors can make your home fully automated
Smart home 2.0: Cheaper, smarter, mainstream

Smart home 2.0: Cheaper, smarter, mainstream

Connected tech is the natural evolution of our homes
Do smart homes really save energy?

Do smart homes really save energy?

Does that smart thermostat actually help?
Creepiest and weirdest things Alexa has said

Creepiest and weirdest things Alexa has said

Is there a monster in the house?
How roommates handle smart assistants

How roommates handle smart assistants

We find out who's concerned that speakers are listening in on kitchen bitching
What's new for Google Assistant for 2020

What's new for Google Assistant for 2020

Everything you need to know about what Google announced Home-wise at CES
Why HomeKit is still behind

Why HomeKit is still behind

And why that may soon change
Smart homes of futures past

Smart homes of futures past

Did they get it right in 1932? Or 1982?
How tech companies use smart speaker data

How tech companies use smart speaker data

And what you can do about it
Privacy or features: What will you choose?

Privacy or features: What will you choose?

We speak to Daniel Rausch, Alexa VP, about your data and the smart home
Digging into Alexa's new privacy tools

Digging into Alexa's new privacy tools

New features will give users more control – but will they quell our fears?
​Where Android TV goes next

​Where Android TV goes next

Here's the plan: Better search, better Google Assistant
Nest Hub v Nest Hub Max

Nest Hub v Nest Hub Max

Is bigger better for Google's smart displays?
On Google's Face Match and privacy

On Google's Face Match and privacy

We took our privacy concerns to Google - here's what it said
ADT's Command & Control

ADT's Command & Control

This legacy security company has a plan to solve the smart home's problems
Interview with RoomMe founder Oren Kotlicki

Interview with RoomMe founder Oren Kotlicki

CEO explains how his sensor takes the connected home to the next level
New website rates security of smart devices

New website rates security of smart devices

YourThings ranks security of devices including Nest, August, Alexa, and more
Rise of the social home robots

Rise of the social home robots

What happens when we give Alexa legs?
The best smart home tech of IFA 2019

The best smart home tech of IFA 2019

All the hotness out of Berlin
​Hoover Candy goes smart at IFA 2019

​Hoover Candy goes smart at IFA 2019

IFA 2019: Company shows the way and brings smart features to more devices