To answer the question of Apple’s commitment to smart home tech requires looking beyond the current status quo. It’s not hard to notice the emerging devices of Apple smart home products. After all, the essence of smart home technology isfuturistic. Focusing purely on the present is to risk missing the mark.

Today’s look at where to start with home automation DIY is very much angled toward beginners. If you’re an old hand at using voice assistants to control your smart home devices, an Insteon expert, or well underway building out the smart home of your dreams, this guide is absolutely not for you. We’d urge you…

If you think about Amazon’s role in smart home devices and technology, there’s one product that instantly springs to mind… Smart speakers. With the enduringly popular Echo family with the ubiquitous digital assistant Alexa onboard, Amazon has already exerted a stranglehold on a key segment of the market.