Are you ready to take your home to the next level of convenience and control? In today’s fast-paced world, technology ...

The dream of an intelligent home that automatically controls the living environment and responds to individual preferences has been around since the advent of the microcontroller first suggested the ...

If you would like to start your journey by setting up your own home automation system, Zigbee, offers a robust wireless protocol, and has been transforming the way we control and automate our homes.

Imagine walking into your home and having everything respond to your needs without lifting a finger. Lights adjust to the perfect brightness, blinds open or close to keep your home at the ideal ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Investing in smart locks and home automation systems is the best decision for homebuyers, real estate agents, and builders. These devices render highly advanced abilities that are hardly accomplished ...

Look up the definition of “hype” and you’ll find the phrase “home automation” listed as a usage example. So many manufacturers have made so many promises to create the ideal automated, or “connected,” ...

Discover what a home automation system is and how it can contribute to energy and cash savings. Smart technology has ...

Zensys’s new Z-wave chip provides the “industry’s lowest cost, lowest power consumption chip that is certain to further expand the market for wireless home control solutions,” the company said in a ...

Smart products seem to surround tech-savvy consumers these days. It isn’t a new concept since smartphones, TVs, watches and cars have been around for decades. The word “smart” harks back to the ...

Home automation systems that control domestic lighting, heating, window blinds or door locks offer opportunities for third parties to intrude on the privacy of the inhabitants and gain considerable ...

[Photo: Courtesy Samantha Fisher] Imagine a house where your appliances run themselves, where lights adjust without you having to get up, and where your snail-mailbox would send you a message when you ...