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If you’re planning a truly smart home, then you’re going to need a smart hub. Here’s what you need to know. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics ...

Amazon Alexa has long been one of the most popular smart home platforms, as it offers a robust suite of hub devices (like the Echo Show 8) and supports hundreds of third-party products. Hubspace, by ...

When you set up a smart bulb in a lamp, you get to name that lamp, so Alexa will know which lamp you are asking her to turn on. In my living room, I’ve set up lamps called table lamp and floor lamp.

Amazon's Alexa makes for a great smart home hub, adding voice command capabilities to multiple devices, as well as letting ...

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just a few decades ago, smart houses were the stuff of fiction. We imagined a future with intelligent structures (some of which took a turn ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.