Home Assistant is a testament to the power of open source and interoperability, combining the abilities of devices in ways that would never be possible normally, while often enabling its users to ...

T he Home Assistant Yellow is no more. Nabu Casa, the company behind Home Assistant, decided it was time to end manufacturing ...

So you want a smart home. Great! But where do you start? With so many platforms, assistants, hubs and protocols out there, it can get confusing quickly. Here's what you need to know if you're ready to ...

I recently described how a recent flurry of smart home failures made me turn to Home Assistant, the increasingly polished DIY smart home platform that you can host yourself without relying on the ...

I’ve set up dozens of smart home gadgets across two homes and two apartments over the last five years. I have a mental list of brands I revere and brands from which nothing shall ever be purchased ...

Ring Alarm has quickly become one of TechHive’s favorite home security systems, thanks to its solid hardware, low monthly running cost, and great potential for expansion. The secret of the latter is Z ...

The key technical benefits of the latest Z-Wave Long Range specification. How Z-Wave Long Range compares to Z-Wave. In September 2020, the Z-Wave Alliance first announced the new Z-Wave Long Range ...

LAS VEGAS—The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, announced the release of its third-annual Z-Wave State of the ...

The home of the future unlocks the door and turns on the lights when you arrive, brews coffee to wake you up, and automatically waters the garden. Seem like something that’s still decades away? You ...

There are bound to be some common misconceptions about the ever-expanding IoT industry and the protocols that support it. To help set the record straight, here are 11 (+1) common myths surrounding ...