LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Luxury, once a synonym for extravagance, is being quietly rewritten. In today’s most coveted homes, the magic is in what you ...

Creating an alarm on your smart speaker is common, whether you set it to wake you up in the morning or keep you on task during the day. For some, a standard alarm going off isn’t enough to get them ...

A smart home can be as simple or as complex as you like. It might be made up of a single light bulb controlled by a smartphone app, or it could be a sprawling system of interconnected devices, ...

Smart beds can upgrade your sleep significantly, but they're not for everyone. Be sure to consider these factors before ...

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

Google’s products and services have been flooded with AI features over the past couple of years, but smart home has been largely spared until now. The company’s plans to replace Assistant are moving ...

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Consider installing a smart outlet in places where a typical smart plug is vulnerable to unplugging -- like a child's bedroom or a narrow hallway. Likewise, smart outlets are ideal for locations that ...

From lazy mornings to busy workdays, Echo 5th Gen isn’t just a smart speaker, it’s users’ personal scheduler, alarm, and DJ.

Smart Home Manager is a free app for AT&T internet customers to have more control over their Wi-Fi networks. The app gives customers a convenient way to view, manage, and customize nearly every aspect ...