Home Assistant turns all my different gadgets into inputs and outputs, which is exactly what a smart home should have been ...

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To achieve a smart home, you need a voice assistant to run it. A smart home assistant, usually folded into a smart speaker, ...

What if your smart home could not only anticipate your needs but also make managing it effortless? With the release of Home Assistant 2025.9, that vision inches closer to reality. This latest update ...

You can now order an $85 kit to convert your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-compatible offline smart speaker.

The MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB is an open-source replacement mainboard designed to convert a 1st Gen Google Home Mini ...

illustration of a person's finger reaching out to tap a touchscreen - Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; d3sign / Moment / Getty In case you missed it, we polled our readers on the smart home tech they ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google has been pushing Gemini into every corner of its ecosystem this year, and now it’s coming for smart speakers and displays.

The reality is that Google Home and its competitors have a massive feature gap when it comes to guests. You are either a ...

Your old iPad or Android tablet can be your new smart home panel - here's how ...