Lutron's smart lighting system is getting a new sensor, with Caséta adding a way to automatically turn on your connected lights when you enter the room. The new Caséta Smart Motion Sensor links not ...

Folks with outdoor Ring smart home devices will find the Ring Motion Sensor useful, but not essential. Ring says its outdoor motion sensor “lets you monitor for motion in areas where you don’t need a ...

You have 15 smart bulbs, three different apps, and a family that just refuses to stop using the physical light switches anyway, which kills your automation every single time. The problem is that smart ...

Onvis is up there as one of the most reliable HomeKit vendors around. They make quality products and are typically among the first to use new technology like Thread. I recently picked up the new Onvis ...

In a market dominated by the Zigbee protocol on one side and the increasingly open Z-Wave standard on the other, Lutron just keeps trucking with its proprietary Caséta Smart Lighting system. On Sunday ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A smart motion sensor typically detects the presence or movement of a person, while a smart switch is most often used to turn lights on or off ...

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Using voice commands via the Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant or your smartphone to turn on your Philips smart light bulbs is convenient, but even better is just walking into a room and ta-daa!

Recently showcased at CES 2025, the Motion Sensor R1 received positive feedback for its innovative design and performance, highlighting its versatility and ease of integration into smart home systems.

My progress toward a truly “smart” home has been painfully slow. I’m sick of unreliable voice commands, flaky smart switches, and poorly designed apps. Where’s the seamless experience that was ...