Jay Basen

Nobody I know enjoys vacuuming their home. It is tedious, and vacuums are noisy, annoying devices. The noise level makes it challenging to listen to music

Aging in place is a trend that has become increasingly popular as large portions of the U.S. population grows older. Fortunately, smart home technology

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has just released version 1.4 of Matter, introducing several significant improvements to the open-source smart home standard.

If you look through lists of the top smart home devices you will find that each one includes at least one smart lock. This is because smart locks are incredibly useful smart home devices. I recently installed an Aqara Smart Lock U300 in my home and had the chance to review its installation simplicity, connectivity, and other features. Before I dive into my review, however, here's a little background on the category and Aqara, the company.

Sensor-driven automations that require no user actions are the best way to control a smart home. For example, to save energy, the temperature set point of a smart thermostat can automatically be set back when a smart home is unoccupied. Occupancy can be determined a variety of ways including a geo-fence, the home/away status of a smart alarm system, etc.

There is nothing worse than overcooking a steak or other protein. Overcooking turns the most expensive part of a meal into shoe leather.

Many articles on smart home technology, including ones that I've written, present smart home technology in terms of a suburban setting. The articles assume a multi-bedroom suburban home with a nice yard and not small spaces.

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is a major annual trade show, organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). It is held each year in Las

There are too many new smart home products being shown at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year to fit into a single article.

Nobody enjoys cleaning their home. Vacuuming, mopping, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, and other cleaning chores are some of the purist forms of drudgery. However, while