Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

Imagine walking into your home and the lights flick on automatically. The thermostat adjusts to your preferred temperature, and your favourite playlist fades in as you drop your bag. No apps to swipe ...

The very first time I turned off my bedroom lights from under the covers, I was sold on smart home tech. There's just one problem: This trick relies on putting a device that's always listening for an ...

In 2019, I thought I had my ideal smart home and it all relied on Google Home. Then it all started failing piece by piece.

The ESP32 is a beloved microcontroller from Espressif, offering quite a lot in a small, very cheap package. Yet as you may already know, there are lots of different kinds of ESP32, and it can be hard ...

Modular electronics player littleBits, which has revolutionised technology learning for kids and adults alike, has created a DIY Smart Home Kit that will make any dumb appliance in the home smart.

Chinese tech giant Lenovo is to launch a smart home assistant powered by Amazon's Alexa, becoming the latest firm to enter the market for voice-activated devices. The new Smart Assistant, to go on ...

Voice assistants and smartphones are often the go-to interfaces for modern smart home systems. However, if you fancy more direct physical controls, you can go that route as well. To that end, [Salim ...