Running my smart home from a dumb computer.

Dhruv Bhutani has covered the Android ecosystem since 2010, with a focus on smartphones, connected devices, and home networking. His reporting is informed by hands-on experience reviewing hundreds of ...

Once you've added a device, you can then control it from the Home Assistant dashboard. You can add as many areas and devices ...

A smart home is nothing without hardware.

Commentary: The new Siri announced at WWDC 2026 comes with personalization options. My take: Voice assistants like Alexa and Gemini should have had these for years. Tyler has worked on, lived with and ...

Discover which 2026 home robots, yard robots, and smart appliances, from VinaBot robot yard systems to smart ice makers, actually deliver real value and are worth the investment. Roborock - Official ...

Yesterday, Google published “COSMO,” an “experimental AI assistant application for Android devices” on the Play Store. Update: COSMO has since been removed from the Play Store. This was an accidental ...

I quizzed the newest voice assistants on laws, emergencies and home security to find out how they help and what they get wrong. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and ...

An assistant city manager is no longer with the city of Sacramento. Michael Jasso was one of just four assistant city managers, a powerful position directly reporting to City Manager Maraskeshia Smith ...

3D printing is often relegated to simply producing plastic shelf-fillers and flexible dragons, but there's far more to melting filament into different shapes. There's a lot to be said about 3D ...

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. Andy has reviewed hundreds of smartphones and tablets, ...

Bumble is testing an AI dating assistant called "Bee" that it hopes will get users on dates without them having to swipe through profiles, Bloomberg writes. The company announced the AI assistant ...