Q: I’ve been thinking about upgrading my house to a smart home. What smart features should I be looking for as I shop around? A: Smart homes are becoming more and more popular — and with good reason.

After nearly two years of development, Atmos Smart Home is on the cusp of bringing its smart home control platform to market. The new product promises to offer a seamless solution for managing ...

Deako’s modular design makes it easy to swap switches in and out, but only if your house is wired for the system—and you’re willing to pay some heavy prices. Deako isn’t a household name in smart home ...

When it comes to professionally installed and monitored home security systems that also offer all the creature comforts of a smart home, no one does it better than Vivint. Most home security systems ...

If your lighting goals are loftier than what a dimmer switch allows, it might take layered light to help you hit the mark. By blending the different lights in a room, you can customize your lighting ...

Lighting is one of the smart home market's first and broadest categories. It's also one of the first areas of the home most people aim to smarten, and smart light bulbs have come a long way in giving ...

Before you start to build out a smart home, the first decision you need to make is whether convenience is more valuable than security. Many of the systems you’ll see when you go shopping will ...

As is demonstrated by its increasing integration into our daily lives, the smart home industry has grown steadily since its conception, a rate that is only expected to increase as some of the world’s ...

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Recently, Shanghai Ruanjie Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. announced that it has obtained a patent titled "An AI-Based Environmental Lighting Control Data Analysis System and Method," with ...

Warrenton, VA — May 5, 2008 — The Home Lighting Control Alliance (HLCA), an organization dedicated to educating the public about home lighting control, has launched SMART LIGHTS, an email newsletter.

Smart LED light bulbs are one of the easiest ways to upgrade your home with smart lighting solutions that are both practical and fun. These color-changing bulbs let you customize your space with ...