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Browse all blog posts →Smart doorbells, cameras, and locks let you receive packages safely without being...
Smart sensors, NFC labels, and connected apps let you monitor conditions, track...
Home Assistant organizes everything around three building blocks: entities, devices, and automations....
Home Assistant's dashboard uses cards to show entity data, controls, and history....
The Kasa app connects in minutes and runs without a hub. This...
Smart switches do far more than just replace a wall toggle. Remote...
When Amazon walked away from buying iRobot in January 2024, plenty of...
After three years running an Echo Dot in the kitchen and a...
Master Home Assistant
Open‑source automation platform that puts you in control.
Arduino and Raspberry Pi solve different problems in a smart home, and...
Home Assistant ships almost-empty out of the box. The add-on store is...
HACS has roughly 2000 community integrations. Maybe 30 of them are worth...
Most Home Assistant automations break because the condition layer is wrong, not...
Smart Cameras & Security
Top‑rated cameras from Wyze, Arlo, and Blink for complete home monitoring.
Browse all products →Arlo Pro 3 Spotlight Camera is a wire-free 2K HDR outdoor security...
FridgeFocus is a smart fridge camera that monitors your refrigerator contents and...
Aeotec Cam 360 offers 360-degree panoramic surveillance with SmartThings, motion detection, two-way...
Aqara Camera G100 offers 2K resolution, AI person detection, 140-degree view, IP65...
Upgrade your home security with the Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight Camera, offering...
Arlo Pro 6 offers advanced home security with 4K video, AI motion...
Arlo Video Doorbell offers enhanced home security with wide viewing angle, motion...
The Kasa Smart Doorbell | KD110 provides sharp video, two-way audio, and...
Philips Hue Secure Wired Video Doorbell with 2K resolution, 180° view, color...
Ring Video Doorbell Wired delivers HD video, advanced motion detection, and two-way...
4K video doorbell with 3D Motion Detection and Power over Ethernet. Night...
Experience smart home security with the Roku Wire-Free Video Doorbell & Chime....
Roborock S8 Pro Ultra pairs 6 000 Pa suction with a self-washing...
The Dreame X60 Ultra offers superior smart cleaning with vacuuming, mopping, and...
Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum uses 360° vision, Hyperdymium motor suction,...
The Ecovacs Deebot N10 Plus offers powerful vacuuming and mopping with smart...
The Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni, a robot vacuum and mop with top...
Slim 2.85-in robot vac with 2000 Pa suction, 100-min battery and 55...
Command with your voice
Routines and natural‑language tips for Siri, Alexa, and Google.
Home Assistant 2026.3 brings Matter 2.0 multi-admin support, a redesigned dashboard editor,...
Want to control your Home Assistant setup away from home? This guide...
Apple HomeKit connects 900+ devices through a single app, but not every...
IKEA has teased a new device for the home, and it looks...
Articles by topic
I've run five flagship robot vacuums through the same 78-square-metre flat over...
Matter-certified smart locks finally hit the price-performance point in 2026 where they...
Five advanced Arduino smart home projects for people who have already built...
Smart lighting in 2026 looks like 2018 with better apps. By 2030...
Most smart home audio setups are either a single voice speaker or...
Cheap smart bulbs work fine until the cloud goes down or the...
August Smart Lock 2nd Gen retrofits your existing deadbolt with Bluetooth remote...
Eve Motion Thread Sensor uses PIR and Thread protocol for fast, local...
Netgear Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 AXE router delivers gigabit wireless coverage for smart...
WiZ Smart Plug connects any outlet to the WiZ app for voice...
Samsung SmartThings Station acts as a Thread border router and smart home...
Mui_Lab Mui Board Gen 2 transforms your smart home with its minimalistic...
ThirdReality New Smart Switch 2026 brings no rewire lighting to renters and...
Upgrade any wall switch without rewiring using Zigbee 3.0. Works with Alexa,...
Philips Hue Smart Button offers easy, one-click control of your smart lights....
Sonoff ZBMINIL2 Zigbee mini switch fits in any EU wall box. No...
GEMNS WePower kinetic switches cut waste and add flexible control for lights,...
The Aqara Dual Relay Module T2 enables control of two circuits for...
Eve Thermostat offers Matter-over-Thread climate control with local automation, no subscriptions, and...
The Amazon Smart Thermostat helps you save on energy bills with smart...
Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 combines climate control, security monitoring, and Matter hub...
Premium thermostat with built-in radar occupancy sensing, air quality monitor, and Matter...
Smart occupancy sensor with infrared detection for dynamic climate control, energy savings,...
The ecobee3 Lite Smart Thermostat helps you save energy and money with...
Every Arduino and Raspberry Pi smart home build starts with the same...
Arduino sketches are a fine way to build smart sensors if you...
Home Assistant YAML automations get hard to read past 30 lines. Once...
HACS opens Home Assistant to 2000-plus community integrations, custom Lovelace cards, themes,...