View Deal My smart home life became so much better once I swapped out my old light switches for Tapo ones. The benefits were ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remember when the idea of clapping to turn your lights on and off seemed ingenious? We’ve come a long way—now you don’t need your ...

For anybody with an Alexa smart home, meaning they likely have a number of Echo smart speakers, smart plugs, smart lights, and other devices that work with Alexa, iDevices announced a really neat ...

Available now, the iDevices Instinct ($99.95) is a single-pole switch with dual far-field microphones, audio technology (including a microspeaker) from Soen Audio, an LED light ring that lights up ...

Leviton has this week introduced its second generation of light switches and dimmers all of which support Alexa, Hey Google, Apple HomeKit and IFTTT integration and take the form of four new products ...

Aqara’s smart light switch looks good, works well, and is compatible with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Home, but you’ll need to go all-in on Aqara’s ecosystem—which doesn’t include a smart ...

Smart technology offers convenience and efficiency at every turn, and smart light switches are no exception. The ability to control light switches either by app or voice allows you to save energy, ...

In the weekly “What’s New With Alexa” email newsletter, Alexa owners can opt to receive an update of all the cool, useful, and sometimes irrelevant, ways that Alexa is growing up, so to speak. This ...