Four Indoor Air Quality Monitors for a Healthier Smart Home

As the adage goes, you can't manage what you can't measure. That rings true in your home, where smart devices like the uHoo can help you measure and then improve air quality. Image: uHoo.

Do you often wonder why you sneeze a lot indoors or find your allergies flaring up? It could be because ...

The eero mesh Wi-Fi system now supports Apple HomeKit router security features. Image: Digitized House.

eero Mesh Wi-Fi Gains Apple HomeKit Security

10 March 2020

Connected home security just took a definitive leap forward as mesh Wi-Fi pioneer eero has debuted enhanced Apple HomeKit security ...

Legrand has launched a line of Apple HomeKit-compatible smart plug-in dimmers and switches. Image: Digitized House.

Legrand Smart Plug-In Dimmer and Switch with Apple HomeKit Review

by Tom Kolnowski

17 December 2019

Legrand has just moved into the Apple HomeKit neighborhood, bringing with it a broad range of connected home products. For ...

The Hue app on Apple TV enables control of Philips Hue smart lighting from the Apple TV screen. Image: Digitized House.

Review: Controlling Philips Hue Lighting on Apple TV With Hue TV App

by Tom Kolnowski

30 November 2019

A cottage industry of app development around the Philips Hue family of smart LED lighting has produced a nice collection ...

Pani Smart Water Monitor Review

by Tom Kolnowski

11 November 2019

How much water did your household consume today? Yesterday? This week? This month? You probably don’t know. Moreover, if you ...

In this infographic, learn about how smart leak detection and automated shuf-off with Water Hero can avert water damage. Image: Digitized House.

Infographic: Water Hero Smart Leak Detection + Shut-Off

by Tom Kolnowski

15 October 2019

Your home's water system called. It wants your respect back. With all of the buzz around connected homes, your water ...

Ring Stick Up Cam Battery, with the mount configured for sitting on a shelf. Image: Digitized House.

Ring Stick Up Cam Battery Review

by Tom Kolnowski

20 August 2019

With the Ring Stick Up Cam Battery, the company that launched the smart doorbell phenomenon has just redefined the bounding ...

The forthcoming iOS 13 will include a new Sign in with Apple feature for websites and apps. Images: Apple.

Forthcoming Features in Apple iOS 13 You Should Care About

by Kayla Matthews

11 August 2019

Whenever Apple announces a new operating system, people immediately start assessing which features are the most important and which might ...

These Aoycocr LED smart bulbs offer a wide color temperature range and broad digital assistant support. Image: Digitized House.

Aoycocr LED Smart Bulb Review

by Tom Kolnowski

20 July 2019

Aiming to offer voice-controllable LED smart lamps at an affordable price point, Aoycocr has launched a line of lighting that ...

Adjusting privacy settings are among the easy-to-do things you can do to gain back privacy on recent tech devices. Image: Digitized House.

7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy on Latest Smart Devices

by Hilary Bird

16 July 2019

Smart devices are collecting more personal information than ever before, from what you do on the internet to where you ...

Apple iPads can be configured to run as a HomeKit Home Hub (iPad Pro 12.9 fitted with a Brydge 12.9 keyboard). Image: Digitized House.

Setting up an Apple HomeKit Home Hub

by Tom Kolnowski

7 July 2019

It seems Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-compatible accessories steal the connected home headlines these days, yet products with Apple HomeKit ...

A pair of Zilker Valves ready to irrigate our landscape. Image: Digitized House.

Zilker Smart Water Timer Review

by Tom Kolnowski

6 May 2019

We won't take the time here to beat around the forsythia bush. So just how intelligent is a Zilker smart ...

Just in time for Halloween: August Home brings new Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and IFTTT skills. Image: August Home.

August Enables More Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, IFTTT Skills

by Tom Kolnowski

30 October 2018

Adding to a repertoire of voice commands for its smart door locks, August Home has added a smart unlock feature ...

Google Home Hub aims to be the central command center for your connected home. Image: Google.

Google Nest Hub Embraces the Hybrid Connected Home

by Tom Kolnowski

11 October 2018

Making a wager on the existence of connected home life beyond pure voice activation, Google has announced Google Nest Hub, ...

The Rachio 3 Smart Irrigation Controller has been upgraded to support Apple HomeKit. Image: Rachio.

Rachio Brings Apple HomeKit and Siri to Irrigation Control

by Tom Kolnowski

28 September 2018

Filling a gap in the Apple HomeKit home automation ecosystem, Rachio has added HomeKit compatibility to their latest smart irrigation ...

New in iOS 12, Screen Time is an ambitious effort by Apple help alert users to smartphone addiction. Image: Angelique Emonet on Unsplash | Apple.

Can Apple and iOS 12 Help Cure Smartphone Addiction?

by Hilary Bird

17 September 2018

If you were asked where and how you’re reading this article, what would you say? It’s likely that many of ...

Now more than ever, your smartphone and your voice can make you master of your domicile. Image: iStock.

6 Tips for the Road Ahead—to Your Smart Home

by Victoria Schmid

1 September 2018

Smart home technology is among the best things to come out of Silicon Valley in recent years. The ability to ...

Featuring integration with Apple iOS as well as watchOS, the Philips Hue app for Apple Watch enables Hue lighting control via widgets. Image: Digitized House Media.

5 Apple Watch Apps for Smart Home Mastery

by Kayla Matthews

28 August 2018

There are a variety of watchOS apps that enable you to control your smart home accessories from Apple Watch. Variances ...

With the Fall 2018 release of macOS Mojave, the Apple Home app comes to the Mac desktop for the first time. Image: Apple.

Apple Home App Coming to macOS with Mojave Upgrade

by Tom Kolnowski

5 June 2018

It has been a long time in coming. The Apple Home app—the Cupertino company's elegant interface to Apple HomeKit smart ...

Hello, Google. Can you tell me how safe my connected home is? Image: Bence Boros.

6 Ways to Keep Your Connected Home Safe

by Kayla Matthews

2 June 2018

Not long ago, most people had barely heard of smart home gadgets. Now, they’re in households around the world. However, ...

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