With seasonal sales, like Amazon Prime Day coming soon, now is a great time to start or upgrade your smart home setup, especially if you’re on a budget. Just a few years ago, a single security camera, ...

After moving into a new house in 2023 and creating my very own smart home, I quickly realized how much I'd been missing out on. I assumed smart homes were mostly about asking a speaker to turn off the ...

Ikea made news at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month with its expansion of affordable smart home devices. If you have not gone much further than a Ring doorbell because the smart home ...

Getting started with smart home can feel intimidating, not least because it feels like there's sure to be a hefty cost involved. It doesn't have to be that way, though. I asked the TechRadar team for ...

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Building a smart home can be a weekend project, but not every upgrade is an easy DIY job. What you can install often depends ...

Air conditioning has always been about staying comfortable. But in 2026, people want more from their cooling systems. They want units that run quietly, use less electricity, and work with their phones ...