Whether you own Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit products, you must optimize your smart home experience.

Google officially announced last week that it would discontinue two longstanding flagship smart devices in 2025: the Google Nest Protect and the Google Nest x Yale Lock. The two devices represent ...

Google is officially retiring the 2013 Nest Protect smart smoke and CO2 alarm. A similar product from First Alert is launching in its place, with full support in the Google Home app and ...

The popular products will be replaced by new models from First Alert and Yale.

It's perhaps no surprise that it's the end of the line for those two pieces of hardware, which haven't been updated in several years – but it seems Google remains committed to smart home devices ...

And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services ... Creating a smart home is now easier than ever, with thousands ...

The Yale Smart Lock with Matter is replacing the Nest x Yale Lock, and it's expected to arrive later this summer.

After a long run, Google is sunsetting two of its signature Nest products and consequently withdrawing as a manufacturer in two key smart home categories. Google has just announced that it’s ...

With deeper integration with smart home products, all sorts of A.I. optimizations, and a nifty, visually pleasing display and design, the Hub expands the capabilities of Google Home in a way that ...

here’s a look at the best smart home devices of 2025 across a wide variety of categories. It’s hard to go wrong with products from big names like Ring, Arlo, Amazon, and Google, but if you ...