Smart Home

A smart home uses internet-connected devices to monitor and control home functions. These can include lighting, security, energy management, and entertainment systems. Smart homes can range from simple setups with minimal technology to highly automated systems with numerous gadgets. The market is large and growing rapidly.

Promotional Google holiday deals image showing two Pixel smartphones at the center, surrounded by Pixel Watch 4, Pixel Buds, Nest security cameras, Nest Doorbell, Nest Thermostat, Google TV Streamer 4K with remote, and smart home devices, wrapped with a red holiday ribbon to highlight Google Store seasonal discounts.

Google holiday deals roundup: Pixel phones lead this year’s sale

Google’s holiday hardware sale highlights Pixel phone price cuts, near-free…

Smartphone screen showing the Samsung SmartThings app with a Matter-compatible home security camera interface, displaying a live living room video feed, motion detected alert, timeline history, and camera controls within the SmartThings camera view.

Samsung SmartThings adds Matter 1.5 support, bringing cameras into the smart home standard

SmartThings now supports Matter 1.5, allowing compatible cameras to work…

Samsung’s CES 2026 AI appliance lineup showing a tall Bespoke AirDresser, an all-in-one Bespoke AI washer-dryer, a WindFree Pro wall-mounted air conditioner, and a Bespoke AI Jet Bot robot vacuum with docking station on a white background.

Samsung plans to turn everyday chores into AI-driven routines with its CES 2026 smart appliances

CES 2026 gives a closer look at how Samsung plans…

Ring video doorbell mounted next to wooden door frame.

Alexa+ Greetings lets your Ring doorbell handle visitors automatically

Amazon’s Alexa+ helps Ring doorbells deal with visitors without you.

White Ring Spotlight Cam Plus Battery mounted on an exterior wall at dusk, showing the built-in LED spotlights turned on beside the 1080p security camera lens.

Ring Spotlight Cam Plus Battery now $89.99 in rare price cut

Shoppers get a battery-powered outdoor camera with lights and two-way…

iRobot at IFA 2018.

iRobot files Chapter 11 and sells itself to China-based manufacturer

iRobot is entering Chapter 11 in a bid to stay…

Chaotic future background in 3d art form.

2025 was the year old tech finally lost support for good

When updates ended, tech died.

IKEA VÄSTMÄRKE Qi2 magnetic wireless charger

IKEA made a donut-looking wireless charger and it’s actually a serious Qi2 accessory

IKEA’s Qi2 donut charger is designed to be seen, not…

A white Arlo Essential Pan Tilt 2K security camera mounted on a wooden post outdoors, with the camera housing tilted downward and a black lens face visible against a blurred background.

Arlo Essential Pan Tilt 2K security camera falls to $35

Shoppers can grab Arlo’s 2K pan-tilt camera for $35 and…

Ring Battery Doorbell

For a limited time, Ring Battery Doorbell is selling for just $50

Smart home shoppers can score the Ring Battery Doorbell for…

The Wyze Window Cam mounted on a glass window, featuring a black anti-glare backing surrounding the lens to minimize reflections from inside the home.

Wyze Window Cam monitors your yard from inside without glare

Renters can now secure their property without drilling holes or…

Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum cleaner on a large beige patterned rug in a living room, with a blue graphic overlay showing its multi-pass grid cleaning path (Matrix Clean). A person is sitting on a sofa in the background, reading a book.

Save 58% on the Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum this Black Friday

Get elite robot cleaning power for half price with this…