News, reviews, and discussions about everything related to your home. From cooking apps to solar panels, Digital Trends has the inside scoop on the latest happenings in the smart home space. 7
News, reviews, and discussions about everything related to your home. From cooking apps to solar panels, Digital Trends has the inside scoop on the latest happenings in the smart home space.
The Best Home Security Systems and Alarm Companies of 2025 After thousands of hours of tests and research, we picked Vivint and SimpliSafe as the... By Alina Bradford 01/15/2025 The Best Home Alarm Systems in the UK in 2025 After testing 25+ of the best home alarm systems in the UK ...
we have highlighted the benefits of blockchain, SDN and NFV in improving the security of smart homes. Taking full advantage of these security solutions would require fixing existing security issues regarding each of these technologies. Future work could consider implementing and evaluating other technolo...
Amazon has limited immersive audio support to its Amazon Music HD service, so you’ll need to have a full commitment to the Amazon ecosystem to take full advantage of the Echo Studio. Amazon Music HD competes with Tidal, Qobuz, and Apple Music on the top tier of music streaming services ...
Because it’s a Matter-certified device, you can integrate this absolutely beautiful smart thermostat into any smart home ecosystem. Matter compatibility is the biggest advantage it has over Ecobee’s best thermostat, although some would say Nest’s offering is also prettier. Nest has a long ...
Google Home’s big benefit is that it understands and answers questions easier than Alexa. Alexa was the first one to integrate smart home control into her commands, and the others followed suit. This gives her the advantage of additional smart home compatibility, while Google and others are ...
There is a definite advantage to this: you can buy and use the device separately, then integrate it into the overall automation system. The disadvantage of the hybrid approach is having to pay again for duplicate technologies in different devices, not to mention again the security risks, malfunc...
The results show that there is an ongoing effort to take advantage of the smart cities’ paradigm to make cities more age-friendly by facilitating the mobility of older adults, namely by using a diversity of sensing data provided by a broad range of sensors. However, issues such as user pri...
WiFi settings: Many smart home devices are designed to take advantage of the 5 GHz band, which has a shorter range than the 2.4 GHz band but is less vulnerable to interference. If your router doesn’t support the 5 GHz band, then at least make sure to use the correct 2.4 GHz channel...