Smart devices can be integrated into your home set-up in all sorts of clever and creative ways. These smart button tips will make your life easier.

“Hey Google, turn off the lights!” is what my kid says every night after he’s gone up the stairs to his loft bed — and a second later, this SwitchBot Button Pusher does exactly that. This clever ...

(Image credit: TP-Link) For the most part, my smart buttons are used to control lights across my house. I do have normal wall-mounted light switches, but I don’t always like using them. For starters, ...

I’ve got a handful of wireless remotes for my small, Home Assistant-powered smart home, and I’m constantly coming up with more ways to use them. Designing a smart home that anticipates your next move ...

Back in the summer, my family went out of town for a few days. We had a dog sitter come by a few times a day to take our dogs on walks as well as take them to the bathroom. One challenge I had was ...

In another loss for early smart home adopters, Logitech has announced that it will brick all Pop switches on October 15. In August of 2016, Logitech launched Pop switches, which provide quick access ...

Logitech’s neat little Pop buttons, which bring simple controls to your smart home devices, now work with Apple HomeKit. The latest Pop kit, available exclusively from the Apple store and Apple.com, ...

The tiny Flic Button lets you control a near-endless number of smart devices—with or without one of Flic’s hubs. If you’re like me—or most TechHive readers—you’ve smartened up as much of your home as ...

Known for smart air purifiers, Airversa now adds a sleek new AQliQ Smart Button controller accessory that operates exclusively through Home over Thread networking, lacking support for the Matter smart ...

Google Home is finally addressing one of its biggest shortcomings in automations, with support now rolling out for smart buttons that can control other devices in your home. Smart buttons have become ...