All you need to get started with making your home a smart home is to add a few devices that work with your smartphone, tablet ...

Amazon's Echo Dot is recommended as the best smart home hub for most people in our buying guide. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Matter, acts as an eero extender, has motion and temperature sensors, ...

Does that mean an AI video doorbell can hold a conversation for you? We're certainly headed that way in the near future, although for now they most offer precreated messages when someone rings the ...

Prepare your home for the rainy seasons and stormy weather to make sure none of your valuable outdoor devices get in trouble.

The global EV-charging-station market rocketed to $39.7 billion in 2024 and is compounding at 24.4% a year—a growth that echoes the early smartphone era. Yet 80% of charging happens not at public ...

Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/Jason marz, Javier Zayas Photography/Moment, Violka08/iStock via Getty Images In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ...