Trying to build a smart home nearly three years before the first iPhone was released was likely an act of combined hope, hubris, and stupidity. Early home automation products were limited in options ...

The answer, of course, was just about everything. Subcontractors defected, architects dropped dead (yes, you read that right), budgets ballooned, appliances busted. In the end, the project took 16 ...

Over the last 12 months, we’ve covered a lot of home topics, from the philosophical (the meaning of home) to the practical (preventing household accidents). As I wrap up the year with this two-part ...