Smart Home

Why buy an Amazon Echo Show? Because it offers special functions not available on other smart speakers! Here are the ones you need to know!

Technology giants are equipping their smart speakers with a screen, transforming them into so-called smart displays. But are they really necessary?

It may have happened to you too to have a few small problems with smart speakers. Here's how to solve the most common ones of Google Home devices.

Google has made a nice mess: by announcing Google Assistant in Nest Secure it lets slip the presence of a 'secret' microphone. Oops.

How much does your smart home cost? How much electricity does it use? Here are the costs, consumption and waste of the most popular products!

Imagine there's a fire and nobody calls the fire department: This is the state of smart home security. the call for quality standards is getting louder.

A new consumer study indicates that users of smart speakers are highly loyal to a single brand they have purchased.

Smart home gadgets are trendy, but can be intimidating if you are not tech-savvy. This is why we've created a list of easy-to-use practical gadgets.

The smart home is supposed to make our future so much easier. But what if your smart house turns out to be stupid? Then we have a problem.

My colleague Simone recently moved. Could two geeks like us miss the opportunity to turn an empty apartment into a smart home? Of course not!

Announced last year, the partnership between IKEA and Sonos is about to bear fruit. In August we will see smart speakers integrated into the furniture!

More and more smart devices are invading our homes. Are you interested in how much energy they consume and how much they weigh on your bills?

We’ve put together a list of the best upcoming products with Google Assistant integration you can expect to see in 2019, from TVs to smart bathtubs!

A German regional court, specifically the one in Munich, ordered the retail giant not to accept any more orders for its Amazon Dash buttons.

Google has stopped the production of Chromecast Audio and frankly, I can't say that I'm going to miss it! Here's why...

The smart home and all its accessories represent a growing market. It made progress in 2018, but we expect even more improvements this year.

Anker’s Soundcore range often delivers big on sound on small on price. We tested a pair of Bluetooth speakers, the Flare and Flare+ to see how.

Simplehuman, the manufacturer of bathroom equipment, has joined the hi-tech world and entered CES 2019 with new smart home products, including a mirror complete with Google Assistant that aims to be a butler for your bathroom. Here's what we know so far.

The days of peepholes are over. With smart video doorbells you always know who's at your door - even when you're not at home.

For some time now we've been hearing about smart bulbs, a solution that's not always budget-friendly when you start turning your home into a smart home. The better solution might be the less expensive one: smart switches. So which solution should you choose?