If you’re someone who loves the convenience of smart home technology, then you’ve probably heard of both Alexa and z-wave devices. Alexa, the popular voice-controlled virtual assistant by Amazon, has ...

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Lockly has been making smart home technology products for a few years now and they are among the best on the market. The company’s scrambling number keypad is one of the coolest pieces of lock tech ...

Z-Wave Alliance Spotlights the Latest Hubs, Gateways and Controllers as the Ecosystem Booms with New Smart Devices Supporting Z-Wave Mesh and Z-Wave Long Range. BEAVERTON, Ore., Jan. 7, 2025 ...

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Older homes sometimes lack a neutral wire (which is typically white) in every box where a light switch is installed. That can be big problem for smart switch upgrades, which almost universally require ...

The Mixtile Hub is the first smart home hub that can bridge existing smart accessories from other popular home automation protocols, like ZigBee and Z-Wave, and bring them into the HomeKit ecosystem.

I use Z-wave for a couple of reasons. One it keeps a ton of HA stuff from cluttering up my WiFi network. I have something like 20 z-wave items and about the same in zigbee bulbs. I’d rather the WiFi ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Aeotec announced its Smart Home Hub 2 at the IFA tech show this week, marking the end of an era. The ...

Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports ...