If you love tinkering, ESPHome is a fantastic way to build custom smart home devices. This open-source firmware framework gives you local control over smart home devices that support open standards.

Now, someone on the ESP32 subreddit has posted a cool project that uses retro gauges as trackers for your smart home. And while this particular project uses one as a CO2 tracker, ...

For selection and affordability, Ikea will be hard to beat for Matter-compatible smart home sensors and lighting in 2026.

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Unveiled at CES, the new Copilot Star platform is designed to take smart device interoperability to the next level.

I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026, but there were gazillions of other great gadgets on the show floor.

These products offer convenient home enhancements, such as control and safety sensors that work without setup, a smart lock that charges itself, and blinds that automatically shield you from the sun.

Devices equipped with Emerson's SmartVoice don't require Wi-Fi or a hub; instead, they utilize on-device voice control.

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Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety members on Tuesday finalized contracts for two different engineering projects using some leftover federal funds. Board members approved a contract between the ...

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