Philips Hue Lights: A Guide to What Each Does (and Costs) By Mike Prospero, Monica Chin Philips makes a wide number of smart LED lights that offer a mix of colors and lighting effects that you can control remotely. Here’s a guide.
What Is the Amazon Echo? By Monica Chin The Amazon Echo is a smart home device, personal assistant and speaker in one. Here's everything you need to know.
Smart TVs: Everything You Need to Know By Brian Westover, John Quain A smart TV makes it easy to stream movies and shows, and newer models offer voice control and smart home integration. But there are some risks, too.
Google Backtracks on Ending 'Works With Nest': What It Means For You By Mike Prospero After numerous complaints, Google will no longer summarily end its Works with Nest program. Here are the smart home devices that will be affected, and what you can do.
Google Nest Hub Max Unveiled: Specs, Price, and Availability By Mike Prospero Google has a new 10-inch smart display with a built-in camera.
Apple HomeKit: What Is It, and How Do You Use It? By Monica Chin, Althea Chang You can now turn your iPhone into a universal remote for your smart home with Apple HomeKit. Here's how.
Why Is Alexa Flashing? Decoding Green, Yellow, Red and Purple Lights By Monica Chin Seeing a strange-colored light on your Echo? Here's what it means.
The Property Brothers Tell Us How to Sell a Smart Home By Monica Chin We asked the stars of HGTV's Property Brothers for their advice on selling a smart home.
What Is Sonos? How the Speakers Work (and What They Work With) By Don Reisinger Sonos speakers are renowned for their multiroom music playback and support for all the major streaming services. Here's your guide.
Sonos Beam FAQ: A Smart Soundbar with Alexa Inside By Don Reisinger The Sonos Beam is a compact soundbar with Alexa integration that lets you control your TV and do a lot more. But is it right for you?
Google Duplex FAQ: Amazing (But Creepy) AI Explained By Tom's Guide Staff Google Duplex promises to take tasks like booking appointments and put them in the hands of human-sounding robots. Here’s a rundown of what we know so far.
Is Amazon's Home Security Package Worth It? By Mike Prospero We take a look to see if Amazon's Home Security suites are a good deal.
Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition: Everything You Need to Know By Mike Prospero Amazon is releasing a child-friendly, Alexa-powered smart speaker, called the Echo Dot Kids Edition. But how does this new speaker differ from the regular Echo Dot?
ZigBee, Z-Wave, Thread and WeMo: What's the Difference? By Kevin Parrish Smart-home devices use a bewildering array of wireless network protocols. Which ones should you use?
The 15 Best Alexa Skills for Christmas and Hanukkah By Dan Moren From Santa trackers to dreidel spinners, these 15 Alexa skills will help see you through the holidays.
What Is Amazon Home Services? By Henry T. Casey Amazon is offering experts to help you with things like TV installation, smart home setup, making sure your Wi-Fi is running smoothly and other tasks.
Help Me, Tom's Guide: Should I Get Amazon Echo or Google Home? By Mike Prospero These two smart speakers are both powerful and versatile, but which one is best for you?
Who (or What) Is Alexa? We Explain Amazon's Digital Assistant By Don Reisinger Amazon Alexa is a versatile digital assistant that answers questions and performs all sorts of tasks. Here's what you need to know.
What Is Google Home? We Explain Google's Smart Home Platform By Don Reisinger Google Home is a smart speaker (similar to Amazon's Echo) that uses artificial intelligence to answer your questions and obey certain commands.
