A free and open-source platform beat two giants when it comes to smart homes in 2025.

Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services, talks about Alexa+ at the launch event in New York earlier this week. At an event in New York City this week, Amazon launched the ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been around for over a decade now. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Amazon was neglecting its digital assistant. In my own home, I found it buggier and ...

Somewhat reassured, I used the fully HA-integrated Claude Code to finish migrating most of my nearly 200 smart home devices.

For years, I’ve dreamed of a true smart home system — one that adapts to how I use it and takes independent actions before I have to ask. When Alexa+ was first announced, I hoped it would be the step ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the years since, smart home adoption has stalled — because it’s complicated and confusing, and the value ...

Have you ever imagined a home that anticipates your every need—lights that adjust to your mood, a thermostat that syncs with the weather, or security systems that work seamlessly in the background?

The leaders of Home Assistant declared 2023 the “Year of the Voice.” The goal was to let users of the DIY home automation platform “control Home Assistant in their own language.” It was a bold shot to ...