Smart Home

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?

We’ve been impressed by Reolink’s line of security cameras here at AndroidPIT and now, the company has made a product designed to offer peace of mind in places previously out of reach. With 4G connectivity and 100% wire-free operation, the Reolink Go works just about anywhere.

Anker doesn't just make batteries. The Chinese brand is also active in the smart home sector. With its Eufy brand, Anker offers several vacuum robots. We were able to test the RoboVac 30C and here are our impressions of the device.

A mysterious IKEA catalog for 2030 shows us what smart devices await us in the near future. Gardening drones, anti-Wi-Fi beds and moss as a carpet. What would you like to see for sale today?

Last week, Xiaomi and IKEA announced a partnership to bring the Chinese company's AI assistant to the Swedish brand's smart lighting system. However, if the two firms put their heads together, they could really take over the smart home market in a big way. Here's why.

LIFX is one of the smart lighting manufacturers that connects its lamps directly to your Wi-Fi. That means you don't have to worry about a bridge. We show you the biggest strengths and weaknesses of the system in our full review.

Whether it's letters or phone calls, emails or text messages, people have always been concerned about possible invasions of their privacy. And with the arrival of smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Alexa, the issue is more relevant than ever.

Anker Innovations is not shy about being stuck in an increasingly competitive market for portable Bluetooth speakers. Its Soundcore Model Zero, now available in the UK, offers a slick design, Hi-Res audio and not much else. Here's our full review.

The smart home market has seen major growth in the last couple of years and is expected to continue growing in the future. Some experts see it as the next major app platform, but with every manufacturer releasing their own hubs and accompanying hardware, does it risk becoming fragmented?

Alexa's getting a whole lot louder now! With the Echo Plus and especially the Echo Sub, Amazon is turning up the volume on its smart speakers.