Smart Home Features

Amazon Alexa v Google Assistant

Amazon Alexa v Google Assistant

You talkin’ to me?
8 ways to use smart sensors

8 ways to use smart sensors

With a little thought, smart sensors can make your home fully automated
How to get more from your smart lights

How to get more from your smart lights

There’s a world of clever things that you smart lighting can do
Do smart homes really save energy?

Do smart homes really save energy?

Does that smart thermostat actually help?
Addicted to cheap smart plugs

Addicted to cheap smart plugs

I like cheap plugs and I cannot lie
Creepiest and weirdest things Alexa has said

Creepiest and weirdest things Alexa has said

Is there a monster in the house?
Google Home tips and tricks

Google Home tips and tricks

All the Google Assistant cheats you'll ever need
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 is Wi-Fi 6?

What is Wi-Fi 6?

More stable wireless and better smart home support is coming - hooray!
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
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
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
Google gives Works with Nest a second life

Google gives Works with Nest a second life

We talk to Nik Sathe about the future of Google's smart home
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
A guide to HomeKit in iOS 13

A guide to HomeKit in iOS 13

iOS 13 is here, and here's how it changes HomeKit
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
Sonos Move v Sonos One

Sonos Move v Sonos One

How portable do you want your Sonos sound?
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
Stop paying for promised features

Stop paying for promised features

Smart home companies are failing to keep their word
The dark side of the cloud

The dark side of the cloud

Why we can't trust the future of the smart home to the cloud
Where Wyze goes next

Where Wyze goes next

Subscriptions, more lighting, perhaps even a speaker – Wyze is working on it
Apple HomePod v Google Home Max

Apple HomePod v Google Home Max

Find out which smart speaker is best for your home
Ring Alarm v SimpliSafe

Ring Alarm v SimpliSafe

We help you choose between the two most popular DIY smart alarm systems
Philips Hue v Wyze Bulb

Philips Hue v Wyze Bulb

Which option is best for your smart lighting setup?
Google Home v Home Mini

Google Home v Home Mini

Go big or go Home (Mini)
11 hot smart home startups to watch

11 hot smart home startups to watch

We detail the small companies making big moves
First look: iRealm is a touchy smart plug

First look: iRealm is a touchy smart plug

But I'm not yet convinced
Smart home 2.0: Cheaper, smarter, mainstream

Smart home 2.0: Cheaper, smarter, mainstream

Connected tech is the natural evolution of our homes
Echo Show 5 vs Google Nest Hub

Echo Show 5 vs Google Nest Hub

Two compact screen speakers enter the ring
Echo Show 5 vs Echo Show

Echo Show 5 vs Echo Show

We help you decide between the two display-packing Echo speakers
Lessons from Amazon's latest snafu

Lessons from Amazon's latest snafu

If voice is to have a future, we need honesty
Is Samsung right to warn of TV nasties?

Is Samsung right to warn of TV nasties?

The problem with smart TVs in 2019